Total Crime Rate

100.6 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 100.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Broomfield area has the 6th highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Fellgate and Hedworth , and the 209th highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broomfield (NE32 4NE) in the last 12 months was 100.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% lower than the Fellgate and Hedworth average (102.7 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (β‰ˆ 72.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broomfield (NE32 4NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hounslow Gardens, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trent Drive (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Broomfield area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandiacres Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Willows β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Ashfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thames Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Ashfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Medway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linkway Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hedworth Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trent Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hounslow Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hounslow Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hounslow Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chestnut Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holland Park Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glenside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Summerhill β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glenside β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Glenside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witham Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hounslow Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glenside Under investigation

Data Sources

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