Total Crime Rate

138.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 138.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Horsley Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Washington Central , and the 252nd 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 Horsley Road (NE38 8HJ) in the last 12 months was 138.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horsley Road (NE38 8HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Horsley Road, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stockley Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Horsley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Stockley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waskerley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Horsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Horsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Horsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Horsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waskerley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waskerley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Toynbee Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stockley Road —
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Data Sources

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