Crime Rates at Waskerley Road, Washington, NE38 8HD

Waskerley Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Washington Central , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 922 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 8HD) in the last 12 months was 128.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waskerley Road (NE38 8HD), 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.