Total Crime Rate

200.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 200.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 97.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Public order 24.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Other crime 15.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Aln Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in College , and the 105th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Aln Street (NE63 9JA) in the last 12 months was 200.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% higher than the College average (161.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 97.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aln Street (NE63 9JA), the main crime hotspot is near Welfare Crescent. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Aln Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tweed Street —
Apr 2026Public order Welfare Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Aln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windy Gyle —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Berrymoor Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Welfare Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tweed Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheviot View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welfare Crescent —
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Data Sources

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