Crime Rate in Castle, ward

Castle has the highest crime rate of 31 wards in West Northamptonshire district and the 67th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 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 356.2 per 1,000 residents and was 282.3% higher than the West Northamptonshire district average (93.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Castle’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2,151 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 70 cases , down -10.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 48.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -27.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2,923 (≈ 152.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Castle ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 489 crimes here, including 286 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.