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Alnwick

Middle area

North east Northumberland. 6,738 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 17 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Alnwick live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£191,000
Joint 1,299th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,804
Joint 3,973rd least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Alnwick

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Alnwick at a rate of 104.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 77.4 per 1,000 people across Northumberland.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences250
Anti-social behaviour132
Other crime123
Shoplifting73
Criminal damage and arson70
Drug offences18
Vehicle crime18
Burglary17
Theft from the person3
Robbery1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Alnwick compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price38 middle areas, Northumberland · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Northumberland38 areas from £75,000 to £530,000. The middle area is £191,375. Alnwick is £191,000.
£191,00019th cheapest
Population38 middle areas, Northumberland · 2021
Population: every middle area in Northumberland38 areas from 5,447 to 14,549. The middle area is 8,039. Alnwick is 6,804.
6,80411th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares38 middle areas, Northumberland · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Northumberland38 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 54.0%. Alnwick is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage38 middle areas, Northumberland · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Northumberland38 areas from 24.6% to 98.7%. The middle area is 91.7%. Alnwick is 95.1%.
95.1%joint 13th highest

Is Alnwick safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Alnwick at a rate of 104.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 77.4 per 1,000 people across Northumberland.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 53 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Alnwick.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (250), anti-social behaviour (132) and other crime (123).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Northumberland

These figures are published for the whole of Northumberland, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Northumberland and not Alnwick alone. See Northumberland

Average house price
£212,563
Up 7.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,721
147th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.6×
Joint 65th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.0
Joint 114th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Alnwick in brief

The median price paid for a home in Alnwick was £191,000 in 2025.

Alnwick had 6,804 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Alnwick live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Alnwick, 95.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.