Total Crime Rate

100.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Broadway area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 262nd highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

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 Broadway (NE9 5PY) in the last 12 months was 100.3 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% lower than the Bridges average (277.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadway (NE9 5PY), the main crime hotspot is near Prefect Place. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 24 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hillside Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hillside Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadrian Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadrian Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hadrian Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Causeway Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Halcyon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Prefect Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prefect Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prefect Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prefect Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carr Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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