Total Crime Rate

51.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 51.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 37.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Mere Knolls Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Fulwell , and the 374th lowest crime rate of 922 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 Mere Knolls Road (SR6 9PS) in the last 12 months was 51.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% lower than the Fulwell average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mere Knolls Road (SR6 9PS), 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 Mere Knolls Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingrove Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ritson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melvyn Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maud Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winifred Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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