Total Crime Rate

42.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 42.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.7 2/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

West View area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Washington North , and the 236th 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 West View (NE9 7QQ) in the last 12 months was 42.3 per 1,000 residents and was 72.5% lower than the Washington North average (153.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West View (NE9 7QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windsor Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shelley Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shelley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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