Crime Rates at Malvern Road, Washington, NE38 0PB

Malvern Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Washington Central , and the 184th lowest crime rate of 922 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 Malvern Road (NE38 0PB) in the last 12 months was 27.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% lower than the Washington Central average (96.2 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malvern Road (NE38 0PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Langley Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chiltern Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.