Crime Rates at The Broadway, Sunderland, SR4 8NX

The Broadway area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Pallion , and the 27th highest crime rate of 926 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 8NX) in the last 12 months was 497.8 per 1,000 residents and was 426.1% higher than the Pallion average (94.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 138 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 116.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Broadway (SR4 8NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glasbury Avenue, where police recorded 150 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birchberry Close (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.