Total Crime Rate

87.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Broomhill area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Copt Hill , and the 429th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broomhill (DH5 9PT) in the last 12 months was 87.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.1% higher than the Copt Hill average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 59.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 150.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broomhill (DH5 9PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holmfirth Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Doxford Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Broomhill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cresta View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cresta View Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Appletreewick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holmfirth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holmfirth Close —
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Data Sources

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