Holywell & Hartley
Middle areaSouth east Northumberland. 7,517 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 15 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 55% of people in Holywell & Hartley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Holywell & Hartley
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Holywell & Hartley at a rate of 65.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 77.4 per 1,000 people across Northumberland.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 177 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 147 |
| Other crime | 65 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 37 |
| Shoplifting | 28 |
| Burglary | 14 |
| Vehicle crime | 14 |
| Drug offences | 3 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Holywell & Hartley compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Holywell & Hartley safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Holywell & Hartley at a rate of 65.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 77.4 per 1,000 people across Northumberland.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 36 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Holywell & Hartley.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (177), violence and sexual offences (147) and other crime (65).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Northumberland
These figures are published for the whole of Northumberland, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Northumberland and not Holywell & Hartley alone. See Northumberland
Holywell & Hartley in brief
The median price paid for a home in Holywell & Hartley was £243,975 in 2025.
Holywell & Hartley had 7,374 usual residents at the census.
About 55% of people in Holywell & Hartley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Holywell & Hartley, 95.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.