Total Crime Rate
8.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Acomb Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Holywell , and the 58th lowest crime rate of 1,082 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 Acomb Avenue (NE25 0JF) in the last 12 months was 8.0 per 1,000 residents and was 90.6% lower than the Holywell average (85.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Acomb Avenue (NE25 0JF), the main crime hotspot is near Whitfield Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Holywell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridsdale Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Whitfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Elsdon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Swarland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swarland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ridsdale Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ridsdale Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kearsley Close | — |
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