Total Crime Rate

118.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 118.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 18th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Castle , and the 243rd highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Broadway (SR5 3ER) in the last 12 months was 118.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% higher than the Castle average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Broadway (SR5 3ER), the main crime hotspot is near Laburnum Grove. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 8 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 (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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