Total Crime Rate
352.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Michaels Square area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Alnwick , and the 54th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Michaels Square (NE66 1TR) in the last 12 months was 352.9 per 1,000 residents and was 192.2% 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 35 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 theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 225.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Michaels Square (NE66 1TR), 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.
View Crime In Alnwick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alnwick Bus Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Militia Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B6346 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Prudhoe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Pottergate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pottergate | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prudhoe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fenkle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Narrowgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Narrowgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Narrowgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Narrowgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clayport Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Clayport Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clayport Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Clayport Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clayport Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clayport Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clayport Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alnwick Bus Station | — |
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