Total Crime Rate
6.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Skaylock Drive area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Washington Central , and the 15th lowest 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 Skaylock Drive (NE38 0QD) in the last 12 months was 6.8 per 1,000 residents and was 92.9% lower 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Skaylock Drive (NE38 0QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glencarron Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Curlew Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Washington South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Linnet Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pikestone Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kestrel Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Helvellyn Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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