Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wheatridge area has the 15th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Holywell , and the 343rd highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wheatridge (NE25 0QP) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% lower than the Holywell average (107.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatridge (NE25 0QP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Wheatridge area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capheaton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wheatridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wheatridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wheatridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wheatridge —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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