Total Crime Rate
63.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Alnmouth Road 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 Alnmouth Road (NE66 2QG) 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 Alnmouth Road (NE66 2QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oaky Balks, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Somerset Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Alnwick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Oaky Balks | Under investigation |
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