Crime Rates at Pentland Close, Washington, NE38 0PG

Pentland Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Washington Central , and the 299th highest crime rate of 922 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 Pentland Close (NE38 0PG) in the last 12 months was 100.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% higher than the Washington Central average (96.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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