Total Crime Rate

191.3 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 191.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.0 10/10
  • Public order 26.1 10/10
  • Other crime 17.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Avenue Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Holywell , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 1,088 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 Avenue Road (NE25 0EG) in the last 12 months was 191.3 per 1,000 residents and was 77.4% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (β‰ˆ 130.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avenue Road (NE25 0EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rothley Grove, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Patterson Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Avenue Road area

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

Data Sources

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