Total Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 51.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Crag View Gardens area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Alnwick , and the 541st highest crime rate of 1,082 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 Crag View Gardens (NE66 2QQ) in the last 12 months was 51.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crag View Gardens (NE66 2QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Somerset Avenue. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crag View Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Somerset Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oaky Balks Under investigation
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Data Sources

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