Total Crime Rate
97.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Main Street South area has the 15th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Holywell , and the 307th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Main Street South (NE23 7SD) in the last 12 months was 97.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -27.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Main Street South (NE23 7SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barrass Avenue, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Main Street North (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Seghill with Seaton Delaval| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Forest Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Meadow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadow Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Main Street North | — |
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