Crime Rate in Alnwick, ward

Alnwick has the 13th highest crime rate of 66 wards in Northumberland district and the 1120th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 108th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Alnwick in the last 12 months was 120.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% higher than the Northumberland district average (93.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Alnwick’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 496 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 610 (≈ 58.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Alnwick ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Stott Street. Police recorded 160 crimes here, including 159 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.