Total Crime Rate

31.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 31.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 14.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Melrose Gardens area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in St Peter's , and the 207th lowest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melrose Gardens (SR6 9LD) in the last 12 months was 31.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% lower than the St Peter's average (127.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melrose Gardens (SR6 9LD), the main crime hotspot is near Park Gate. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melrose Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winifred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dinsdale Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roker Baths Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashdale Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Grantham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melvyn Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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