Crime Rate in Castle, ward

Castle has the highest crime rate of 31 wards in West Northamptonshire district and the 70th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 7th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Castle in the last 12 months was 351.9 per 1,000 residents and was 279.0% higher than the West Northamptonshire district average (92.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Castle’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,983 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 64 cases , up 14.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -18.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2,825 (≈ 147.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Castle ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 499 crimes here, including 303 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.