Total Crime Rate

48.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.8 5/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Green area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Washington Central , and the 278th lowest crime rate of 926 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 The Green (NE38 7HW) in the last 12 months was 48.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Green (NE38 7HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Autumn Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hill Rise (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Green area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Autumn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Avenue
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Avenue
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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