Total Crime Rate

75.2 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 75.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Roche Court area has the 29th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Washington Central , and the 448th lowest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Roche Court (NE38 7PH) in the last 12 months was 75.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (β‰ˆ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roche Court (NE38 7PH), the main crime hotspot is near Newstead Court. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Roche Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gertrude Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleeve Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newstead Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newstead Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Princess Anne Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wenlock β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wenlock Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wenlock Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Roche Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roche Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cleeve Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkway β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cleeve Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cleeve Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleeve Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lindisfarne β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Rosehip Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosehip Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lindisfarne β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parkway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lindisfarne β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornton Court β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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