Total Crime Rate

331.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

124.6 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 331.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 131.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 124.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.3 9/10
  • Drugs 21.4 10/10
  • Robbery 21.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.7 10/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

St Andrews Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Andrews Street (NN1 2HY) in the last 12 months was 331.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% lower than the Castle average (351.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 124.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Andrews Street (NN1 2HY), the main crime hotspot is near Market Square. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Andrews Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/101)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynyates Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Harding Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Harding Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Althorp Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Althorp Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Althorp Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Althorp Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crispin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Upper Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Upper Cross Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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