Total Crime Rate

13.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 13.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Monkside Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Washington Central , and the 53rd lowest crime rate of 926 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 Monkside Close (NE38 0QB) in the last 12 months was 13.7 per 1,000 residents and was 87.2% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monkside Close (NE38 0QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glencarron Close, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Curlew Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Monkside Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linnet Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linnet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Western Highway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Western Highway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glencarron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glencarron Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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