Total Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 58.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 47.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Thornbury Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Holywell , and the 497th highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Thornbury Avenue (NE23 7RT) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornbury Avenue (NE23 7RT), the main crime hotspot is near Hazlitt Place. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thornbury Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hazlitt Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hazlitt Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Kentmere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kentmere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kentmere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Trinity Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodkirk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Forest Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodkirk Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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