Total Crime Rate

120.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 120.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 35.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kensington Close 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 Kensington Close (NE23 7UG) 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 Kensington Close (NE23 7UG), 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 Kensington Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodkirk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodkirk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hazlitt Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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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