Total Crime Rate

177.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 177.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.8 9/10
  • Drugs 19.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Broadway area has the 13th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Castle , and the 168th highest crime rate of 926 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 3EX) in the last 12 months was 177.2 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% higher than the Castle average (126.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 86.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 168.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Broadway (SR5 3EX), the main crime hotspot is near Laburnum Grove. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 14 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 (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Laburnum Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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