Postcode · Alnwick
Crime in NE66 5SA
How much crime is recorded in NE66 5SA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Seahouses, Belford & Wooler
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,938 (2024)
NE66 5SAAlnwick
How safe is NE66 5SA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE66 5SA 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
10.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 5SANational
Violence and sexual offences7.823.6
Burglary4.89.1
Other theft2.74.5
Other crime1.81.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Public order1.04.6
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Anti-social behaviour0.810.7
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Drugs0.02.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.