Total Crime Rate

151.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.6 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 151.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 91.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Percy 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.

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Crime Over Time in Percy Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Dovecote Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St Michael'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Militia Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Militia Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Militia Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Row
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayport Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Green Batt Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6346 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clayport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lisburn Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lisburn Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alnwick Bus Station

Data Sources

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