Crime Rates at The Broadway, Sunderland, SR4 8LS

The Broadway area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Barnes , and the 152nd lowest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Broadway (SR4 8LS) in the last 12 months was 31.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% lower than the Barnes average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Broadway (SR4 8LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Broadway, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heath Square (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.