Crime Rates at Raeburn Avenue, Washington, NE38 7DZ

Raeburn Avenue area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Washington Central , and the 347th 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 Raeburn Avenue (NE38 7DZ) in the last 12 months was 59.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Raeburn Avenue (NE38 7DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lowthian Terrace, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Biddick Villas (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.