Total Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 17.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

East View area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Holywell , and the 425th lowest 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 East View (NE23 7SP) in the last 12 months was 37.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East View (NE23 7SP), 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 East View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meadow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Hazlitt Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Main Street North —
Apr 2026Public order Hazlitt Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Forest Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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