Total Crime Rate

97.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.9 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 97.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.9 8/10
  • Drugs 31.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Main 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.

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Crime Over Time in Main Street South area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Forest Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meadow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Main Street North

Data Sources

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