Total Crime Rate

80.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 80.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Swindon Terrace area has the 26th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Heaton , and the 416th highest crime rate of 894 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 Swindon Terrace (NE6 5RB) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% lower than the Heaton average (81.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swindon Terrace (NE6 5RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farnley Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sefton Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Swindon Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plessey Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Public order Stephenson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Holystone Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clarendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sefton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A188 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Norwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thropton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thropton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thropton Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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