Crime Rates at Abbey Close, Washington, NE38 7NR

Abbey Close area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Washington Central , and the 304th 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 Abbey Close (NE38 7NR) in the last 12 months was 51.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Close (NE38 7NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gertrude Court, where police recorded 21 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.