Northumbria Police

Crime in Washington

Street-level crime statistics for Washington based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 4,949 crimes in last 12 months

10 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

4,949 Crimes (last 12 months)

↓15% vs Previous 12 Months

10/100 Safety Score

25% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 4,949 total crimes recorded in Washington

Violent Crime

1,596

↓6%

Anti-Social Behaviour

821

↓27%

Shoplifting

568

Criminal Damage & Arson

482

↓20%

Public Order

337

↓8%

Other Theft

295

↓18%

Burglary

282

Other Crime

195

↑23%

Vehicle Crime

178

↓58%

Drugs

↓28%

Robbery

↑90%

Possession of Weapons

↓9%

Theft from Person

↓25%

Bicycle Theft

↓58%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Washington

563

02/23

612

03/23

525

04/23

577

05/23

595

06/23

521

07/23

602

08/23

610

09/23

518

10/23

456

11/23

481

12/23

483

01/24

426

02/24

477

03/24

456

04/24

610

05/24

574

06/24

576

07/24

498

08/24

428

09/24

465

10/24

452

11/24

397

12/24

460

01/25

335

02/25

359

03/25

409

04/25

482

05/25

429

06/25

454

07/25

489

08/25

511

09/25

454

10/25

432

11/25

439

12/25

156

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Washington (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Washington

January 2026 156 crimes December 2025 439 crimes November 2025 432 crimes October 2025 454 crimes September 2025 511 crimes August 2025 489 crimes July 2025 454 crimes June 2025 429 crimes May 2025 482 crimes April 2025 409 crimes March 2025 359 crimes February 2025 335 crimes January 2025 460 crimes December 2024 397 crimes November 2024 452 crimes October 2024 465 crimes September 2024 428 crimes August 2024 498 crimes July 2024 576 crimes June 2024 574 crimes May 2024 610 crimes April 2024 456 crimes March 2024 477 crimes February 2024 426 crimes January 2024 483 crimes December 2023 481 crimes November 2023 456 crimes October 2023 518 crimes September 2023 610 crimes August 2023 602 crimes July 2023 521 crimes June 2023 595 crimes May 2023 577 crimes April 2023 525 crimes March 2023 612 crimes February 2023 563 crimes

Other Neighbourhoods — Northumbria Police

Sunderland Central Sunderland East Farringdon, Pennywell, Pallion, Silksworth and Ryhope (Sunderland West) Carley Hill, Hylton Red House, Witherwack, Fulwell and Roker (Sunderland North) Houghton Riverside and West Shields Boldon, Cleadon, Whitburn Hebburn and Jarrow Gateshead Central Leam Lane, Wardley, Heworth, Felling and Bill Quay (Gateshead East) Low Fell and Allerdene Dunston, Teams, Whickham, Swalwell and Lobley Hill (Gateshead Inner West) Blaydon, Winlaton, Ryton, Rowlands Gill and Chopwell (Gateshead Outer West) North Shields Whitley Bay Wallsend Killingworth Westerhope and Newburn Gosforth and Great Park Blakelaw, Kenton and Fawdon Fenham and Scotswood Benwell and Elswick Newcastle Central Jesmond and Heaton Byker and Walker Bedlington Ashington Blyth Cramlington Morpeth Alnwick Berwick East Tynedale West Tynedale View all Northumbria Police neighbourhoods

Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.