Total Crime Rate

3159.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1325.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 3159.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1325.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 827.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 631.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 370.8 10/10
  • Public order 280.9 10/10
  • Drugs 211.2 10/10
  • Other theft 204.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 168.5 10/10
  • Robbery 157.3 10/10
  • Burglary 87.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 60.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 40.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 40.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.5 10/10
  • Other crime 38.2 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Market Square area has the highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Market Square (NN1 2DL) in the last 12 months was 3159.6 per 1,000 residents and was 797.9% higher than the Castle average (351.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 368 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 17 cases , up 6.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -15.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 590 (≈ 1325.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Square (NN1 2DL), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 500 crimes here, including 302 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Market Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/177)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mercer'S Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mercer'S Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mercer'S Row —
Apr 2026Burglary Mercer'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mercer'S Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mercer'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mercer'S Row Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drapery Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Fish Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mercer'S Row —
Apr 2026Public order Drapery Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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