Total Crime Rate

1400.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

388.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1400.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 468.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 388.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 304.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 264.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 88.0 10/10
  • Other theft 84.0 10/10
  • Public order 80.0 10/10
  • Robbery 44.0 10/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • 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

Rievaulx area has the highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Washington Central , and the 6th 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 Rievaulx (NE38 7JP) in the last 12 months was 1400.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1354.7% 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 117 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 97 (≈ 388.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rievaulx (NE38 7JP), the main crime hotspot is near Parkway. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rievaulx area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Finchale —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lindisfarne —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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