Total Crime Rate

69.5 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 69.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Cairnsmore Drive area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Washington Central , and the 405th lowest 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 Cairnsmore Drive (NE38 0PS) in the last 12 months was 69.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cairnsmore Drive (NE38 0PS), the main crime hotspot is near Mentieth Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cairnsmore Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cuillin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pentland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pentland Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Caradoc Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Caradoc Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chiltern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mentieth Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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