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

Ambridge Way area has the 7th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Holywell , and the 194th 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 Ambridge Way (NE25 0PY) in the last 12 months was 135.0 per 1,000 residents and was 58.2% higher than the Holywell average (85.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -8.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.3% 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 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Franklin Drive (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.