Postcode · Alnwick
Crime in NE66 1HH
How much crime is recorded in NE66 1HH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Alnwick
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,267 (2024)
NE66 1HHAlnwick
How safe is NE66 1HH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE66 1HH area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NE66 1HHNational
Violence and sexual offences34.023.6
Anti-social behaviour16.810.7
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Burglary6.69.1
Public order5.64.6
Other crime5.21.5
Shoplifting4.68.4
Other theft3.04.5
Drugs3.02.4
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.