Total Crime Rate

260.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 260.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 149.3 9/10
  • Public order 38.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

South Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Alnwick , and the 85th highest crime rate of 1,088 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 South Road (NE66 2PA) in the last 12 months was 260.4 per 1,000 residents and was 115.6% higher than the Alnwick average (120.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 69.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Road (NE66 2PA), the main crime hotspot is near A1068. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1068 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A1068 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A1068 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A1068 Suspect charged as part of another case
Sep 2025Robbery A1068 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order A1068 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A1068 —
Sep 2025Shoplifting A1068 Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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