Total Crime Rate

375.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 375.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 217.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 90.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Greenlands Court area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Holywell , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Greenlands Court (NE25 0BU) in the last 12 months was 375.5 per 1,000 residents and was 340.1% higher than the Holywell average (85.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenlands Court (NE25 0BU), 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 Greenlands Court area

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