Crime Rates at White Swan Close, Killingworth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 6UG

White Swan Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 78th highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

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 White Swan Close (NE12 6UG) in the last 12 months was 224.0 per 1,000 residents and was 181.4% higher than the Backworth & Holystone average (79.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 104.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around White Swan Close (NE12 6UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 109 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Garth Thirty Three (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.