Total Crime Rate

36.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.8 4/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alnwick area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Lydiard and Freshbrook , and the 261st lowest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alnwick (SN5 8JJ) in the last 12 months was 36.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% lower than the Lydiard and Freshbrook average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alnwick (SN5 8JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Westminster Road. Police recorded 15 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 Alnwick area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corfe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendal Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Irston Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bellver Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Irston Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Irston Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Irston Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bellver Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rhuddlan Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendal Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Irston Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ripple Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowdrey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corfe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bosham Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Westminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freshbrook Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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