Total Crime Rate

458.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 458.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 276.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 93.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Robbery 17.9 10/10
  • Drugs 14.3 9/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Dene Court area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Washington Central , and the 25th highest crime rate of 922 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 458.8 per 1,000 residents and was 376.7% higher than the Washington Central average (96.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 93.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% 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 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cleeve Court (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dene Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Talley Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byland Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thornton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Talley Court —
Apr 2026Public order Talley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byland Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blencathra —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleeve Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleeve Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bede Crescent —
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Data Sources

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