Washington Town Centre & Biddick
Middle areaNorth west Sunderland. 6,464 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 57% of people in Washington Town Centre & Biddick live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Washington Town Centre & Biddick
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Washington Town Centre & Biddick at a rate of 133.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 98.2 per 1,000 people across Sunderland.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 220 |
| Shoplifting | 209 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 190 |
| Other crime | 114 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 63 |
| Burglary | 24 |
| Vehicle crime | 18 |
| Robbery | 17 |
| Drug offences | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Washington Town Centre & Biddick compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Washington Town Centre & Biddick safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Washington Town Centre & Biddick at a rate of 133.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 98.2 per 1,000 people across Sunderland.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 53 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Washington Town Centre & Biddick.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (220), shoplifting (209) and anti-social behaviour (190).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Sunderland
These figures are published for the whole of Sunderland, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Sunderland and not Washington Town Centre & Biddick alone. See Sunderland
Washington Town Centre & Biddick in brief
The median price paid for a home in Washington Town Centre & Biddick was £175,000 in 2025.
Washington Town Centre & Biddick had 6,491 usual residents at the census.
About 57% of people in Washington Town Centre & Biddick live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Washington Town Centre & Biddick, 85.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.