Total Crime Rate

18.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 18.7 2/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.5 2/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Blackhaugh Drive area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Holywell , and the 172nd lowest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackhaugh Drive (NE25 0FF) in the last 12 months was 18.7 per 1,000 residents and was 82.6% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackhaugh Drive (NE25 0FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rothley Grove (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blackhaugh Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capheaton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime 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 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rothley Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mitford Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wheatridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wheatridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wheatridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wheatridge —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rothley Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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