Crime Rates at Ambridge Way, Seaton Delaval, Whitley Bay, NE25 0PY

Ambridge Way area has the 10th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Holywell , and the 257th 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 Ambridge Way (NE25 0PY) in the last 12 months was 126.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% higher than the Holywell average (107.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ambridge Way (NE25 0PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Washington Grove (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.