Postcode · Alnwick
Crime in NE66 2LD
How much crime is recorded in NE66 2LD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Longhoughton & Alnmouth
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,418 (2024)
How safe is NE66 2LD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE66 2LD area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 2LDNational
Burglary11.29.1
Violence and sexual offences5.523.6
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Other theft2.24.5
Other crime2.01.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Public order1.04.6
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Shoplifting0.28.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.