Total Crime Rate
100.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Broomfield 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 4NF) 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 (≈ 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 4NF), 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.
View Crime In Fellgate and Hedworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hedworth Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hounslow Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ashfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Greenlands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linkway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trent Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ashfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thames Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chestnut Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hounslow Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hounslow Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Holland Park Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hounslow Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glenside | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Glenside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Witham Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sandiacres | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Medway | Under investigation |
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