Total Crime Rate
208.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Double Row area has the 4th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Holywell , and the 118th highest crime rate of 1,088 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 Double Row (NE25 0PP) in the last 12 months was 208.6 per 1,000 residents and was 93.5% higher than the Holywell average (107.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 54.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Double Row (NE25 0PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wheatridge (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Holywell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wheatridge | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wheatridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wheatridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wheatridge | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Jefferson Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Capheaton Way | Under investigation |
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