Photo: ...some guy · CC BY 2.0Crime per resident in Alnwick runs higher than in 87% of Canadian towns
Against usual levels of 85.7 and 62.8, violent and non-violent offences here reach 183 and 102.6. That puts it at D for safety, judged on crime the police covering Alnwick reported from 2023 to 2025: #56 of 59 in New Brunswick. On top of that, typical years here bring 32.5 violent incidents plus 43.1 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents, against 12.9 plus 31.2 in the typical town its size. The index fell from 114.7 in 2023 to 104.4 in 2025.
Statistics Canada, police-reported crime, 2023–2025 means. The index weighs each crime by its seriousness; rates are incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Measured across the Neguac detachment area: crime severity, crime rate and incident counts.
What stands out about safety in Alnwick
Mischief: high for a town its size
Alnwick records 19.3 incidents of mischief per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.9 in the typical town among Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. By type ↓
Above New Brunswick’s typical town
Alnwick’s index of 124.8 compares with 72.8 for the typical town in New Brunswick. Towns its size ↓
A higher index than most towns its size
Of the 40 Canadian towns nearest it in size, Alnwick places 38th from the lowest index. Towns its size ↓
Written from Statistics Canada’s police-reported crime by police service and detachment, 2023–2025. Figures are what police recorded, not convictions.
What’s behind Alnwick’s grade
How sure: Less sure than most. No detachment reports for Alnwick itself, so the grade rests on the nearest one’s figures, 7 km away.
The grade weighs the Crime Severity Index and its violent half, averaged over 2023–2025, against every Canadian town and city neighbourhood of 1,000 people or more.
Its place: #56 of 59 in New Brunswick and #2,296 of 2,572 Canadian towns.
The Crime Severity Index and its two halves, beside the typical figure for Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
Crime in Alnwick, type by type
Against the typical town its size, Alnwick runs highest on mischief (19.3 per 1,000 against 4.9), break and enter (7.2 per 1,000 against 2.8) and assault (16.8 per 1,000 against 6.7). Theft under $5,000 sits below it.
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 0.3 | 0.04 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 5 | 0.6 | 74% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 6.7 | 0.8 | 94% |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 1 | 0.1 | — |
| Robbery | 4 | 0.5 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 1 | 0.1 | — |
| Other violent violations | 5.7 | 0.7 | 53% |
| Breaking and entering | 61 | 7.2 | 12% |
| Possession of stolen property | 9.7 | 1.1 | 21% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 27 | 3.1 | 11% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 4.3 | 0.5 | — |
| Theft under $5,000 | 53 | 6.2 | 6% |
| Mischief | 162 | 19.3 | 4% |
| Weapons violations | 4.7 | 0.5 | — |
| Administration of justice violations | 53.3 | 6.3 | 65% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 26.3 | 3.1 | 19% |
| Drug violations | 11.3 | 1.4 | 27% |
| Impaired driving | 26.7 | 3.1 | 33% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 2.3 | 0.3 | — |
Statistics Canada’s violation groups for the whole police service or detachment, incidents a year its own. Cleared: incidents solved by a charge or otherwise, as a share of those reported.
Incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 means, against the typical figure for Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
Among 40 towns its size, Alnwick places 38th
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Powassan Ontario | 3,657 | 15 | 22.5 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 28 | Bright New Brunswick | 3,648 | 81.7 | 78.9 | C |
| … | |||||
| 31 | Salisbury New Brunswick | 3,806 | 86 | 92.8 | C |
| 32 | Studholm New Brunswick | 3,668 | 86 | 92.8 | C |
| … | |||||
| 35 | Flagstaff County Alberta | 3,724 | 104.5 | 69.4 | C− |
| 36 | Cardston Alberta | 3,863 | 108 | 123.7 | C− |
| 37 | Saint-Michel Quebec | 3,672 | 116.5 | 80.3 | C− |
| 38 | Alnwick New Brunswick | 3,767 | 124.8 | 183 | D |
| 39 | Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako British Columbia | 3,643 | 126.5 | 178.5 | D |
| 40 | Cowichan Bay British Columbia | 3,713 | 131.7 | 149.7 | D |
The 40 Canadian towns of 2,500+ people closest in population; city neighbourhoods, city totals and reserves are left out. Towns on one police service or detachment share its index.
The Canadian towns closest to Alnwick in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
About 270 violent incidents a year in the area of the detachment nearest Alnwick (8,160 residents), 2023–2025
Violent incidents per 1,000 a year, 2023–2025
Property crimes per 1,000 a year, 2023–2025
Statistics Canada counts actual incidents; those police record as unfounded are listed apart and kept out of its crime rates and severity index. Each incident is filed under its most serious violation, which the survey sets partly by the maximum penalty.
And about 360 property crimes, plus 170 other violations, a year (2023–2025 average). Each dot is one resident; each coloured dot, one incident a year at the area’s rates.
Alnwick, year by year
Crime Severity Index
Its index peaked in 2024 at 155.2, between two lighter years; the lowest, 2025, came in at 104.4. The typical Canadian town its size went from 74.3 in 2023 to 64.2 in 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Alnwick | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 104.4 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 155.2 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 114.7 | 74.3 |
Statistics Canada, Crime Severity Index by police service, each year as published. Typical: the median of Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
The Crime Severity Index of the police covering Alnwick, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Crime in the places around Alnwick
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alnwick | 3,767 | 124.8 | 183 | D |
| Neguac (5 km) | 1,733 | 124.8 | 183 | D |
| Hardwicke (26 km) | 2,286 | 124.8 | 183 | D |
| Allardville (31 km) | 1,919 | 124.8 | 183 | D |
| Tracadie (31 km) | 16,453 | 97.1 | 118.2 | C− |
| Saint-Isidore (32 km) | 1,372 | 97.1 | 118.2 | C− |
Alnwick has the highest index of the places around it. Just 31.5 km away, Tracadie comes to 97.1, against 124.8. 3 neighbours report through the same police, so their figure is this one and they aren’t compared.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means. Alnwick has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 5–32 km out.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The clearance rate. A cleared case is one police consider solved. Whether anyone is convicted is a separate matter the rate doesn’t follow.
- Severity, weighed. Police-reported incidents, each multiplied by a weight drawn from court sentences, summed and divided by the population: that is the index, and its makers attach a caution, “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.”
- What 100 means. Statistics Canada set the national index at 100 for 2006; every figure here is read against that.
Questions about safety in Alnwick
Is Alnwick safe?
Police-reported crime in Alnwick scores 124.8 on Statistics Canada’s Crime Severity Index (2023–2025 mean), with 32.5 violent incidents and 43.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year. The middle of Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people is 68.5.
What is the most common crime in Alnwick?
The three biggest groups are mischief at 19.3, assault at 16.8 and other Criminal Code offences at 12.9, each per 1,000 residents a year.
Is crime going up in Alnwick?
Down 9%: 114.7 in 2023, 104.4 in 2025.
How much of Alnwick’s crime do police solve?
The weighted clearance rate is 29%: 48% for violent crime and 15% for non-violent. For the typical Canadian town its size it is 34%.
Whose figures are these?
A police service or detachment that covers Alnwick and other places, so the figures are shared.
Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported crime by police service and detachment, 2023–2025 (Statistics Canada Open Licence); TownRatings calculation.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Crime severity index and weighted clearance rates, police services (tables 35-10-0186 to 0190, 0061, 0063, 0064), 2023–2025 · Statistics Canada, Incident-based crime statistics by detailed violations, police services (35-10-0178 to 0185) · Safety Grade: TownRatings calculation. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).