Total Crime Rate

75.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 75.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 29.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.6 5/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Upper Barresdale area has the 16th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Alnwick , and the 390th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Barresdale (NE66 1DR) in the last 12 months was 75.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% lower than the Alnwick average (101.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Barresdale (NE66 1DR), the main crime hotspot is near Cedar Grove. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Barresdale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Sycamore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Barresdale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Barresdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sycamore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sycamore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sycamore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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