Total Crime Rate

680.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 680.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 228.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 136.8 10/10
  • Public order 81.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 78.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 71.7 9/10
  • Other theft 45.6 10/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fenkle Street area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Alnwick , and the 12th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fenkle Street (NE66 1HR) in the last 12 months was 680.8 per 1,000 residents and was 463.6% higher than the Alnwick average (120.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 224.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fenkle Street (NE66 1HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clayport Square (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fenkle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pottergate Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other crime Militia Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alnwick Bus Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alnwick Bus Station —
Sep 2025Other crime Pottergate Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Clayport Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clayport Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Clayport Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clayport Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fenkle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Narrowgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Narrowgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Narrowgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Narrowgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clayport Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clayport Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B6346 —
Sep 2025Public order Clayport Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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