Postcode sector · Alnwick
Crime in NE66 5
How much crime is recorded in NE66 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 3,729 (2024)
NE66 5Postcode sector · Alnwick
How safe is NE66 5
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE66 5, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.8
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 5National
Burglary12.09.1
Violence and sexual offences6.523.6
Other theft2.54.5
Other crime2.31.5
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Public order0.64.6
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Drugs0.02.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.