Crime Rates at Kirkham, Washington, NE38 7EX

Kirkham area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Washington Central , and the 256th lowest 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 Kirkham (NE38 7EX) in the last 12 months was 36.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% lower than the Washington Central average (96.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkham (NE38 7EX), the main crime hotspot is near Waltham. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.