Total Crime Rate

983.9 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 983.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 300.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 219.4 10/10
  • Public order 87.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 80.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.3 10/10
  • Other theft 61.3 10/10
  • Robbery 38.7 10/10
  • Drugs 35.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 25.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.8 10/10
  • Burglary 22.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
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

The Parade area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 9th highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Parade (NN1 2EA) in the last 12 months was 983.9 per 1,000 residents and was 176.3% higher than the Castle average (356.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 78.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 140 (≈ 451.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Parade (NN1 2EA), 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 The Parade area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Market Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Market Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Market Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Market Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Market Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Market Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greyfriars Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drapery
Sep 2025Drugs Drapery Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Drapery Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Drapery Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Drapery Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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