Crime Rates at Wear Terrace, Washington, NE38 7AZ

Wear Terrace area has the 10th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Washington Central , and the 212th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wear Terrace (NE38 7AZ) in the last 12 months was 152.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 74.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wear Terrace (NE38 7AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lowthian Terrace, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Raeburn Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.