Total Crime Rate

159.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 159.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Northumberland Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Alnwick , and the 187th highest crime rate of 1,088 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 159.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% higher than the Alnwick average (120.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -90.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 90.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northumberland Street (NE66 1LT), 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 Northumberland Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pottergate Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fenkle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clayport Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clayport Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clayport Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clayport Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clayport Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Clayport Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Windsor Gardens Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alnwick Bus Station
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alnwick Bus Station
Sep 2025Other crime Clayport Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Narrowgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Narrowgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Pottergate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Narrowgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Narrowgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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