Total Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 41.7 4/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Meadow Grove area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Pallion , and the 229th 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 Meadow Grove (SR4 0JP) in the last 12 months was 41.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% lower than the Pallion average (94.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Grove (SR4 0JP), the main crime hotspot is near Portsmouth Square. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portsmouth Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grindon Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Hylton Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grindon Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rowan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruislip Road —
Sep 2025Public order Pennycross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pennycross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portsmouth Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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