Total Crime Rate

64.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Barrass Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Holywell , and the 495th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barrass Avenue (NE23 7ST) in the last 12 months was 64.8 per 1,000 residents and was 39.9% lower than the Holywell average (107.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -45.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barrass Avenue (NE23 7ST), the main crime hotspot is near Fox Lea Walk. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barrass Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fox Lea Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrass Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Warwick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Warwick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Main Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fox Lea Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrass Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrass Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fox Lea Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carrington Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parker Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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