Crime Rates at Waskerley Road, Washington, NE38 8DS

Waskerley Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Washington Central , and the 315th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waskerley Road (NE38 8DS) in the last 12 months was 96.9 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% higher than the Washington Central average (96.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 57.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waskerley Road (NE38 8DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Horsley Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stockley Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.