Total Crime Rate

76.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 27.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Broadway area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 291st highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

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 Broadway (NE9 5PY) in the last 12 months was 76.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% lower than the Bridges average (225.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -61.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadway (NE9 5PY), the main crime hotspot is near Prefect Place. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broadway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Durham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Durham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Old Durham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hillside Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillside Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prefect Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Prefect Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fosse Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fosse Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Egremont Drive —
Apr 2026Other crime Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Durham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pottersway Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appian Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hewson Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hewson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Southway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pottersway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crossway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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