Total Crime Rate

51.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · 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 51.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lanercost 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 Lanercost (NE38 7QA) 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 Lanercost (NE38 7QA), 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 Lanercost area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gertrude Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roche Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cleeve Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cleeve Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cleeve Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleeve Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleeve Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Princess Anne Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dene Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornton Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosehip Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rosehip Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newstead Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bede Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newstead Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Roche Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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