Postcode district · Alnwick
Crime in NE66
How much crime is recorded in NE66, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 24,113 (2024)
NE66Postcode district · Alnwick
How safe is NE66
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE66, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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).
NE66National
Violence and sexual offences12.323.6
Burglary7.59.1
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Shoplifting4.98.4
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Public order2.94.6
Other crime2.21.5
Other theft2.24.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.21.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.