Crime Rates at Hillthorne Close, Washington, NE38 7ET

Hillthorne Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Washington Central , and the 100th 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 Hillthorne Close (NE38 7ET) in the last 12 months was 241.1 per 1,000 residents and was 125.7% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 114.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillthorne Close (NE38 7ET), 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.