Crime Rates at The Broadway, Sunderland, SR4 8PA

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 8PA) 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 8PA), 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.