Crime Rates at Chapel Lane, Alnwick, NE66 1WT

Chapel Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Alnwick , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Chapel Lane (NE66 1WT) in the last 12 months was 343.1 per 1,000 residents and was 238.7% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 201.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Lane (NE66 1WT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lisburn Terrace (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.