Total Crime Rate
151.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
91.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Percy Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Alnwick , and the 166th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Percy Street (NE66 1AE) in the last 12 months was 151.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% higher than the Alnwick average (101.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 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 Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 91.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Percy Street (NE66 1AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lisburn Terrace (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Alnwick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dovecote Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Michael'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tower Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Militia Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Militia Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Militia Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | New Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clayport Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Green Batt | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B6346 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clayport Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lisburn Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lisburn Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alnwick Bus Station | — |
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