Total Crime Rate

357.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 357.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.6 10/10
  • Public order 32.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.4 10/10
  • Burglary 22.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 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

High Swinburne Place area has the 25th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 65th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

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 High Swinburne Place (NE4 6AT) in the last 12 months was 357.3 per 1,000 residents and was 173.5% higher than the Arthur's Hill average (130.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 103 (≈ 168.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Swinburne Place (NE4 6AT), the main crime hotspot is near Firebrick Avenue. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Swinburne Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Summerhill Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Firebrick Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Garden Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firebrick Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Firebrick Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Firebrick Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Firebrick Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Firebrick Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Firebrick Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Mansfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Tindal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tindal Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cross Villa Place No 4 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firebrick Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Firebrick Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Firebrick Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mansfield Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottenham Chare Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Cottenham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cottenham Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottenham Chare Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Garden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Pitt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cottenham Chare Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Spring Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Houston Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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