Total Crime Rate

158.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 158.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Other theft 17.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Other crime 12.6 10/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nissan Way area has the 12th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Washington North , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nissan Way (SR5 3NY) in the last 12 months was 158.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% higher than the Washington North average (128.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 72.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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