Total Crime Rate

311.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 311.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 196.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 50.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.6 10/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Regent Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 61st highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Regent Street (NN1 2LA) in the last 12 months was 311.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% 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 94 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 50.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Regent Street (NN1 2LA), 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 Regent Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/110)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynyates Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person 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 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Adelaide Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crispin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Upper Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Upper Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Althorp Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Althorp Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Althorp Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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