Alnwick vs Blyth

Alnwick has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,433 crimes in the last 12 months. Blyth has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) with 5,407 crimes. Blyth scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Alnwick shows a year-on-year crime trend of -3% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Blyth shows -12% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Alnwick, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (882 incidents). In Blyth, it is Violent Crime (1,743 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Alnwick recorded 502 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Blyth recorded 971. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Alnwick totalled 882 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,743 in Blyth. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Alnwick recorded 2,508 crimes (now 2,433, a change of -3%). Blyth recorded 6,146 crimes previously (now 5,407, -12%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Alnwick has a resolution rate of 28.2% and Blyth has 25.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Alnwick falls within the Northumbria Police boundary. Blyth is covered by Northumbria Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Alnwick and Blyth. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.