Total Crime Rate

252.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 252.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 132.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.9 10/10
  • Other theft 21.4 10/10
  • Public order 21.4 9/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Aydon Gardens area has the 5th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Alnwick , and the 74th 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 Aydon Gardens (NE66 2NT) in the last 12 months was 252.1 per 1,000 residents and was 148.9% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -52.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 132.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aydon Gardens (NE66 2NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ravenslaw Gardens, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ravenslaw Court (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Aydon Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Column Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Column Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravenslaw Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravenslaw Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duke Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravenslaw Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fisher Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ravenslaw Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornhill Estate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornhill Estate —
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Data Sources

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