Total Crime Rate

4.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · 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 4.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Elsdon Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Holywell , and the 23rd 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 Elsdon Avenue (NE25 0HY) in the last 12 months was 4.0 per 1,000 residents and was 96.3% lower than the Holywell average (107.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Elsdon Avenue (NE25 0HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ryal Close, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitfield Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elsdon Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Mindrum Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allerdean Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allerdean Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paston Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Whitton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Whitton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Victoria Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mindrum Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allerdean Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheswick Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allerdean Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Allerdean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Allerdean Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allerdean Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mindrum Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ryal Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dartford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dartford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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