Crime Rates at Brentwood Close, Holywell, Whitley Bay, NE25 0PD

Brentwood Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hartley , and the 330th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brentwood Close (NE25 0PD) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% higher than the Hartley average (65.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brentwood Close (NE25 0PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southward Way, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brentwood Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.