Total Crime Rate

74.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 74.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Gainsborough Avenue area has the 26th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Washington Central , and the 424th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gainsborough Avenue (NE38 7EF) in the last 12 months was 74.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gainsborough Avenue (NE38 7EF), 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 Gainsborough Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fatfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reynolds Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fountains Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Esther Square —
Apr 2026Public order Beech Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fatfield Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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