Total Crime Rate

200.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.8 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 200.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 142.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 26.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.9 10/10
  • Robbery 8.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.9 2/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Broadway area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Anne's , and the 99th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Broadway (SR4 8HB) in the last 12 months was 200.9 per 1,000 residents and was 124.8% higher than the St Anne's average (89.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 82.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Broadway (SR4 8HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Galashiels Square, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Greenway (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Broadway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchberry Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Partick Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Greenway —
Apr 2026Public order Galashiels Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Galashiels Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Birchberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Galashiels Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Galashiels Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Galashiels Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nookside Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galashiels Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchberry Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geddes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palmerston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Palmerston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Greenlea Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glanton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchberry Close —
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Data Sources

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