Total Crime Rate
98.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
52.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Broad Meadows area has the 37th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 310th highest crime rate of 922 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 Broad Meadows (SR2 7NG) in the last 12 months was 98.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% higher than the Barnes average (75.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broad Meadows (SR2 7NG), the main crime hotspot is near Fox Street. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sunderland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fox Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oakwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechwood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Beechwood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hunters Hall Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roseville Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burnville Road South | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thornholme Road | — |
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