Total Crime Rate

63.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 63.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Oaky Balks area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Alnwick , and the 500th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oaky Balks (NE66 2QD) in the last 12 months was 63.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 175.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Oaky Balks area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Denwick View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Oaky Balks Under investigation
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Data Sources

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