Swalwell
Middle areaNorth Gateshead. 7,228 people in 3.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Swalwell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Swalwell
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Swalwell at a rate of 154.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 95.2 per 1,000 people across Gateshead.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 337 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 249 |
| Other crime | 196 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 129 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 63 |
| Vehicle crime | 58 |
| Burglary | 34 |
| Drug offences | 22 |
| Robbery | 14 |
| Theft from the person | 14 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Swalwell compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Swalwell safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Swalwell at a rate of 154.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 95.2 per 1,000 people across Gateshead.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 112 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Swalwell.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (337), violence and sexual offences (249) and other crime (196).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Gateshead
These figures are published for the whole of Gateshead, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Gateshead and not Swalwell alone. See Gateshead
Swalwell in brief
The median price paid for a home in Swalwell was £179,000 in 2025.
Swalwell had 7,021 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Swalwell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Swalwell, 85.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.