Total Crime Rate

8.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 8.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Swinburn Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Holywell , and the 58th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

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 Swinburn Road (NE25 0JQ) in the last 12 months was 8.0 per 1,000 residents and was 90.6% lower than the Holywell average (85.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Swinburn Road (NE25 0JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mindrum Way (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Swinburn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kearsley Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park View Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Whitfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sinclair Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ridsdale Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Elsdon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Swarland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridsdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swarland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ridsdale Close —
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Data Sources

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