Total Crime Rate

182.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 182.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.2 9/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Other crime 12.5 10/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brancepeth Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Washington Central , and the 158th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brancepeth Road (NE38 0LA) in the last 12 months was 182.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% higher than the Washington Central average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 112.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brancepeth Road (NE38 0LA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brancepeth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brancepeth Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alnwick Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alnwick Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alnwick Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Crighton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Witton Court
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alnwick Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Crighton Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Castle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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