Total Crime Rate

120.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 120.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West View area has the 11th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Holywell , and the 274th highest crime rate of 1,088 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 11.4% higher than the Holywell average (107.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% 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 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Main Street North (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parker Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadow Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Murrayfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrass Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrass Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadow Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrass Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Main Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carrington Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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