Total Crime Rate

189.8 per 1,000 9/10 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 189.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.9 9/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Delaval Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Holywell , and the 147th 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 Delaval Avenue (NE25 0EF) in the last 12 months was 189.8 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (β‰ˆ 122.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Delaval Avenue (NE25 0EF), 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 Delaval Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Astley Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Astley Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Starlight Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Starlight Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glanton Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Astley Road β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blyth Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rothley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mitford Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridsdale Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Astley Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Patterson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Patterson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rothley Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rothley Grove β€”

Data Sources

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