Total Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 37.4 4/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.4 2/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Swards Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Felling , and the 190th lowest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

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 Swards Road (NE10 9UR) in the last 12 months was 37.4 per 1,000 residents and was 72.1% lower than the Felling average (134.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swards Road (NE10 9UR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bondene Avenue, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mareburn Crescent (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Swards Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bondene Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watermill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Maple Grove Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Heworth Lane —
Sep 2025Other crime Thornygarth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bondene Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bondene Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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