Total Crime Rate

165.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 165.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 44.6 8/10
  • Burglary 31.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Robbery 8.9 9/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Broadway area has the 6th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Anne's , and the 188th highest crime rate of 926 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 The Broadway (SR4 8HB) in the last 12 months was 165.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% higher than the St Anne's average (104.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 101.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Broadway (SR4 8HB), the main crime hotspot is near Birchberry Close. Police recorded 38 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 The Broadway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Galashiels Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pelton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Galashiels Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Galashiels Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Galashiels Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Putney Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Putney Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Geddes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Greenway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Partick Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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