Total Crime Rate

22.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 22.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.3 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Ewesley area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Shiney Row , and the 93rd lowest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ewesley (NE38 9JG) in the last 12 months was 22.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.6% lower than the Shiney Row average (70.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ewesley (NE38 9JG), the main crime hotspot is near Eddlestone. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ewesley area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hargill Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Eddlestone Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linburn
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sheridan Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Laburnum Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Laburnum Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eddlestone Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Eddlestone Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Eddlestone Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eddlestone Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eddlestone Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Eddlestone Under investigation

Data Sources

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