Total Crime Rate

503.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 503.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 186.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.6 10/10
  • Public order 26.6 10/10
  • Drugs 23.7 10/10
  • Robbery 23.7 10/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woolmonger Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 28th highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woolmonger Street (NN1 1PB) in the last 12 months was 503.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% higher than the Castle average (356.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -76.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 145.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woolmonger Street (NN1 1PB), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 526 crimes here, including 308 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woolmonger Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mercer'S Row
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Square Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Market Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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