Total Crime Rate

123.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 123.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Other crime 12.3 10/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Waskerley Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Washington Central , and the 306th 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 Waskerley Road (NE38 8ER) in the last 12 months was 123.1 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% higher than the Washington Central average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 58.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waskerley Road (NE38 8ER), the main crime hotspot is near Stockley Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waskerley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Horsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Horsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waskerley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waskerley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stockley Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Horsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Horsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waskerley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Stockley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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