Total Crime Rate

1440.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1440.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 488.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 256.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 240.0 10/10
  • Public order 144.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 108.0 10/10
  • Other theft 100.0 10/10
  • Robbery 28.0 10/10
  • Burglary 24.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.0 8/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
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

Roche Court area has the highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Washington Central , and the 7th highest crime rate of 926 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 Roche Court (NE38 7QS) in the last 12 months was 1440.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1248.2% higher than the Washington Central average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 122 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 109 (≈ 436.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roche Court (NE38 7QS), 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 Wenlock Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosehip Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newstead Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gertrude Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkway —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parkway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Newstead Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waltham —
Sep 2025Burglary Rosehip Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lindisfarne —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lindisfarne —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lindisfarne —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Princess Anne Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roche Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Roche Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wenlock —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wenlock Under investigation

Data Sources

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