Total Crime Rate
192.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The 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.
View Crime In Alnwick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alnwick Bus Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lisburn Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lisburn Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Johns Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alnwick Bus Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Clayport Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clayport Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clayport Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clayport Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clayport Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clayport Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Clayport Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Windsor Gardens | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Narrowgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pottergate | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Pottergate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hope House Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lisburn Terrace | 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Narrowgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Narrowgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lisburn Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lisburn Terrace | Under investigation |
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