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

Spring Lane 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 Spring Lane (NN1 2JW) 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 Spring Lane (NN1 2JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grafton Street, where police recorded 139 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upper Bath Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Spring Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/62)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs A428 Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Upper Cross Street Under investigation
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 2026Other theft Upper Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Cross Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lower Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lower Bath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Scarletwell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cromwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Mary'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Mary'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Mary'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Doddridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Bath Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Bath Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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