Total Crime Rate

838.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

215.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 838.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 423.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 215.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 138.5 10/10
  • Other theft 69.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.5 10/10
  • Public order 53.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.1 10/10
  • Burglary 15.4 10/10
  • Robbery 15.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Mulgrave Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in St Peter's , and the 9th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mulgrave Drive (SR6 0QB) in the last 12 months was 838.5 per 1,000 residents and was 557.6% higher than the St Peter's average (127.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 215.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mulgrave Drive (SR6 0QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Huddlestone Rise (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mulgrave Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Huddlestone Rise —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mulgrave Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brandling Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brandling Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Topcliff Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whickham Street East —
Apr 2026Other crime Zetland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Zetland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Beacon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dock Street —
Apr 2026Public order Bromarsh Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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