Total Crime Rate

152.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 152.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.5 9/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Robinson 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 Robinson Terrace (NE38 7BD) 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 Robinson Terrace (NE38 7BD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Robinson Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raeburn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ovingham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ovingham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tweed Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowthian Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ovingham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowthian Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowthian Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Raeburn Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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