Total Crime Rate

218.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 218.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 104.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 55.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cornhill Estate area has the 6th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Alnwick , and the 92nd 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 Cornhill Estate (NE66 1RT) in the last 12 months was 218.8 per 1,000 residents and was 115.9% higher than the Alnwick average (101.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cornhill Estate (NE66 1RT), the main crime hotspot is near Cawledge View. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cornhill Estate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Estate Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ravenslaw Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duke Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cawledge View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravenslaw Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravenslaw Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravenslaw Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cawledge View Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cawledge View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cawledge View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cawledge View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cawledge View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cawledge View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornhill Estate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Bridge Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cawledge View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cawledge View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cawledge View Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cawledge View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornhill Estate

Data Sources

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