Total Crime Rate

125.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 125.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.2 9/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Hotspur Place area has the 13th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Alnwick , and the 260th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hotspur Place (NE66 1QF) in the last 12 months was 125.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hotspur Place (NE66 1QF), the main crime hotspot is near Stott Street. Police recorded 160 crimes here, including 159 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hotspur Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Militia Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prudhoe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Prudhoe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B6346 —
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Data Sources

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