Total Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Morland Avenue area has the 38th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Washington Central , and the 370th lowest crime rate of 922 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 Morland Avenue (NE38 7EA) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% lower than the Washington Central average (96.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morland Avenue (NE38 7EA), the main crime hotspot is near Biddick Villas. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Morland Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tweed Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tweed Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Esther Square —
Apr 2026Public order Beech Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reynolds Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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