Total Crime Rate

218.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 218.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 104.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 55.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

South Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Alnwick , and the 92nd 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 South Road (NE66 2PG) in the last 12 months was 218.8 per 1,000 residents and was 115.9% higher than the Alnwick average (101.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Road (NE66 2PG), the main crime hotspot is near A1068. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 10 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 (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1068 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ravenslaw Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A1068 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A1068 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A1068 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A1068 —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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