Crime Rates at Mainsforth Terrace West, Sunderland, SR2 8JX

Mainsforth Terrace West area has the 17th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 59th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mainsforth Terrace West (SR2 8JX) in the last 12 months was 270.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% higher than the Hendon average (222.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -48.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 84.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mainsforth Terrace West (SR2 8JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marion Street, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Athol Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.