Total Crime Rate

234.5 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 234.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 105.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.8 9/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Robbery 9.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kearsley Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Holywell , and the 101st 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 Kearsley Close (NE25 0BL) in the last 12 months was 234.5 per 1,000 residents and was 117.4% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (β‰ˆ 100.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kearsley Close (NE25 0BL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kearsley Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park View Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Victoria Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Greenlands Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridsdale Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenlands Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mindrum Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mindrum Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mindrum Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Astley Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astley Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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