Total Crime Rate

330.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 330.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 167.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.8 9/10
  • Burglary 26.4 10/10
  • Public order 26.4 10/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mainsforth Terrace area has the 16th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Hendon , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 926 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 (SR2 8NG) in the last 12 months was 330.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% higher than the Hendon average (265.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 198.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mainsforth Terrace (SR2 8NG), the main crime hotspot is near Hyde Street. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mainsforth Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Rosalie Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hyde Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hyde Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hyde Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnabas Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A1018
Sep 2025Other theft Mainsforth Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Athol Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emma Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Noble Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Athol Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Athol Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Suffolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Noble Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Athol Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Hyde Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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