Total Crime Rate
146.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
82.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sycamore Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Alnwick , and the 176th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sycamore Avenue (NE66 1DT) in the last 12 months was 146.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.4% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 82.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sycamore Avenue (NE66 1DT), 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.
View Crime In Alnwick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sycamore Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sycamore Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sycamore Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Sycamore Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Upper Barresdale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Barresdale | Under investigation |
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