Total Crime Rate

84.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 84.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Baxter Place area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Holywell , and the 354th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Baxter Place (NE25 0AP) in the last 12 months was 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% lower than the Holywell average (85.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baxter Place (NE25 0AP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Baxter Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Elsdon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ridsdale Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Whitfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ridsdale Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kearsley Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sinclair Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridsdale Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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