Total Crime Rate

90.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Northumberland Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Alnwick , and the 331st highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northumberland Street (NE66 1LT) in the last 12 months was 90.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northumberland Street (NE66 1LT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Northumberland Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pottergate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alnwick Bus Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayport Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clayport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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