Postcode · Alnwick
Crime in NE66 5PZ
How much crime is recorded in NE66 5PZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Seahouses, Belford & Wooler
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,791 (2024)
NE66 5PZAlnwick
How safe is NE66 5PZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE66 5PZ area, 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
12.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 5PZNational
Burglary19.39.1
Violence and sexual offences5.323.6
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Other crime2.81.5
Other theft2.34.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Public order0.24.6
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.