Total Crime Rate

94.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 94.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Other crime 10.5 9/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Merle Terrace area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Millfield , and the 398th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merle Terrace (SR4 6TP) in the last 12 months was 94.1 per 1,000 residents and was 56.6% lower than the Millfield average (216.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merle Terrace (SR4 6TP), the main crime hotspot is near Moorland Square. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Merle Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lyndhurst Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Ferndale Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Enfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exeter Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exeter Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lyndhurst Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mortimer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorland Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mortimer Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Moorland Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pallion Subway —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Pallion Subway Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lyndhurst Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percival Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Minton Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Palermo Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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