Total Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Lambton Centre area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Washington Central , and the 246th lowest crime rate of 926 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 Lambton Centre (NE38 0QA) in the last 12 months was 43.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Lambton Centre area

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

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