Total Crime Rate

269.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 269.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.5 10/10
  • Public order 39.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.8 10/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Warwick Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Holywell , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Warwick Close (NE23 7TP) in the last 12 months was 269.8 per 1,000 residents and was 150.3% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 154.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Warwick Close (NE23 7TP), 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 Warwick Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Fox Lea Walk 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Main Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Warwick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Warwick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrass Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fox Lea Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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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