Total Crime Rate

73.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 73.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Swalwell Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Prudhoe North , and the 457th highest crime rate of 1,088 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 Swalwell Close (NE42 6EX) in the last 12 months was 73.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% higher than the Prudhoe North average (49.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swalwell Close (NE42 6EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakfield Terrace, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B6395 (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Swalwell Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oakfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oakfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Highfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Highfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Highfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B6395 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6395 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kepwell Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakfield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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