Total Crime Rate
79.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Swinhoe Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Castle , and the 424th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
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 Swinhoe Road (NE13 9BF) in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 83.9% higher than the Castle average (42.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Swinhoe Road (NE13 9BF), the main crime hotspot is near Brunton Lane. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Holburn Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swinhoe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brunton Lane | — |
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