Total Crime Rate
7.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Westholme Terrace area has the lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon , and the 22nd 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 Westholme Terrace (SR2 9QA) in the last 12 months was 7.8 per 1,000 residents and was 96.5% lower than the Hendon average (222.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary 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.
In the area around Westholme Terrace (SR2 9QA), the main crime hotspot is near Ashby Street. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sunderland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Winalot Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Weybourne Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ryhope Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ryhope Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Percy Terrace South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rudyard Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rudyard Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rainford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashby Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carnegie Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hastings Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hastings Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ryhope Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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