Total Crime Rate

192.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 192.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.1 10/10
  • Burglary 18.6 10/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Maltings area has the 7th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Alnwick , and the 138th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Maltings (NE66 1YA) in the last 12 months was 192.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% higher than the Alnwick average (120.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 172.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Maltings (NE66 1YA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in The Maltings area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alnwick Bus Station
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lisburn Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lisburn Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Johns Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alnwick Bus Station
Sep 2025Drugs Clayport Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clayport Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clayport Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clayport Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clayport Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clayport Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Clayport Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Windsor Gardens Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Narrowgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pottergate Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other crime Pottergate Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hope House Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lisburn Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fenkle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Narrowgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Narrowgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Narrowgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lisburn Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lisburn Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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