Total Crime Rate

702.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

308.2 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 702.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 308.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 225.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 157.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 68.1 10/10
  • Other theft 50.2 10/10
  • Burglary 35.8 10/10
  • Drugs 32.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 32.3 10/10
  • Public order 32.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Robbery 17.9 10/10
  • Other crime 14.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 10.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Simons Walk area has the 6th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 16th 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 Simons Walk (NN1 2JG) in the last 12 months was 702.5 per 1,000 residents and was 99.7% 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 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 55.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 308.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Simons Walk (NN1 2JG), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 150 crimes here, including 91 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Simons Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/89)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs A428 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Doddridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doddridge Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Cross Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fitzroy Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Harding Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Bath Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Harding Street —
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Bath Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Bath Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting College Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
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Data Sources

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