Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 111.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Bredon Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Washington Central , and the 328th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bredon Close (NE38 0PQ) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% 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 13 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 ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bredon Close (NE38 0PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mentieth Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Langley Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bredon Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mentieth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cuillin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pentland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Caradoc Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Caradoc Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pentland Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chiltern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Langley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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