Total Crime Rate

46.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 46.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Chipchase area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Washington Central , and the 265th lowest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chipchase (NE38 0NQ) in the last 12 months was 46.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.7% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chipchase (NE38 0NQ), 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 Chipchase area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Kielder Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hexham Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chipchase Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kielder Under investigation
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Data Sources

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