Total Crime Rate

687.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

242.2 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 687.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 250.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 242.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 171.9 10/10
  • Other theft 62.5 10/10
  • Public order 46.9 10/10
  • Burglary 39.1 10/10
  • Drugs 39.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 23.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Sheep Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 17th 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 Sheep Street (NN1 2LY) in the last 12 months was 687.5 per 1,000 residents and was 95.4% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 242.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 127.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheep Street (NN1 2LY), the main crime hotspot is near Drapery. Police recorded 186 crimes here, including 99 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 (30/135)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harding Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Bath Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Harding Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Harding Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Bath Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Bath Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Bath Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lorne Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deal Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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