Total Crime Rate

252.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 252.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 132.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.9 10/10
  • Other theft 21.4 10/10
  • Public order 21.4 9/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dorothy Forster Court area has the 5th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Alnwick , and the 74th 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 Dorothy Forster Court (NE66 1NL) in the last 12 months was 252.1 per 1,000 residents and was 148.9% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -52.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 132.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorothy Forster Court (NE66 1NL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dorothy Forster Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pottergate —
Apr 2026Public order Clayport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alnwick Bus Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Michael'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Row —
Apr 2026Other crime Green Batt Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayport Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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