Total Crime Rate
228.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Aln Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in College , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 1,088 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 228.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% higher than the College average (189.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 88.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.7% 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 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In College| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Tweed Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tweed Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Welfare Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Welfare Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tyne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Aln Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Tweed Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Welfare Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tweed Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tweed Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Welfare Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windy Gyle | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Windy Gyle | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Windy Gyle | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Windy Gyle | Under investigation |
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