Crime Rates at Dene Court, Washington, NE38 7JB

Dene Court area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Washington Central , and the 16th 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 Dene Court (NE38 7JB) in the last 12 months was 655.9 per 1,000 residents and was 514.1% higher than the Washington Central average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 119 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 93.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dene Court (NE38 7JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 99 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bede Crescent (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.