Total Crime Rate

91.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 91.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.5 7/10
  • Other crime 18.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Chiltern Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Washington Central , and the 408th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chiltern Close (NE38 0PE) in the last 12 months was 91.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chiltern Close (NE38 0PE), the main crime hotspot is near Norham Court. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chiltern Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pentland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norham Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norham Court —
Sep 2025Burglary Norham Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Caradoc Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Caradoc Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norham Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norham Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Norham Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Norham Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norham Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norham Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pentland Close —
Sep 2025Public order Warkworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warkworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warkworth Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warkworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mentieth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cuillin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chiltern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mitford Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Mitford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mitford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Mitford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Langley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norham Court —

Data Sources

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