Total Crime Rate

142.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 142.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.4 10/10
  • Other crime 20.3 10/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Deneside area has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Holywell , and the 184th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

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 Deneside (NE23 7ES) in the last 12 months was 142.3 per 1,000 residents and was 66.8% higher than the Holywell average (85.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 81.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deneside (NE23 7ES), the main crime hotspot is near Deneside. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Deneside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deneside Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mare Dlose —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodkirk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodkirk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Trinity Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kentmere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kentmere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kentmere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Deneside Under investigation
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Data Sources

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