Total Crime Rate
380.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Althorp Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 44th 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 Althorp Street (NN1 2JQ) in the last 12 months was 380.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% higher than the Castle average (356.2 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 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 156.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Althorp Street (NN1 2JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 207 crimes here, including 134 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Upper Bath Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Cross Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Upper Cross Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Castle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Katherine'S Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Katherine'S Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Andrew'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Doddridge Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Andrew'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Bath Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fitzroy Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fitzroy Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromwell Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brook Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Street | Under investigation |
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