Total Crime Rate

1148.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

509.7 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 1148.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 509.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 348.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 261.3 10/10
  • Public order 106.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 106.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 96.8 10/10
  • Other theft 64.5 10/10
  • Robbery 38.7 10/10
  • Drugs 35.5 10/10
  • Burglary 22.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.9 9/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
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

Sheep Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 7th highest crime rate of 1,261 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 Sheep Street (NN1 2LU) in the last 12 months was 1148.4 per 1,000 residents and was 226.4% 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 108 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 158 (≈ 509.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheep Street (NN1 2LU), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 500 crimes here, including 302 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sheep Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/168)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Woolmonger Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Woolmonger Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Woolmonger Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woolmonger Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woolmonger Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolmonger Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting College Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Other theft Woolmonger Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Woolmonger Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woolmonger Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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