Total Crime Rate
120.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026West View area has the 8th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Holywell , and the 233rd 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 West View (NE23 7SR) in the last 12 months was 120.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.8% higher than the Holywell average (85.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West View (NE23 7SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Olive Grove, where police recorded 22 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Main Street North | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Forest Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Meadow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadow Close | — |
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