Total Crime Rate

106.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 106.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Western Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Holywell , and the 308th highest crime rate of 1,088 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 Western Avenue (NE25 0EP) in the last 12 months was 106.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 64.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Avenue (NE25 0EP), the main crime hotspot is near Rothley Grove. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Western Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rothley Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wheatridge —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rothley Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mitford Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glanton Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wheatridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wheatridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wheatridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rothley Grove 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
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Data Sources

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