Total Crime Rate

266.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 266.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 110.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 84.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Other theft 32.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.5 10/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 18th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 79th highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sheep Street (NN1 2LZ) in the last 12 months was 266.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 84.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheep Street (NN1 2LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 228 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Connaught Street (109 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sheep Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/167)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grafton Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woolmonger Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St Katherine'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woolmonger Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Woolmonger Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Woolmonger Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Woolmonger Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Woolmonger Street Under investigation
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 2026Shoplifting Woolmonger Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolmonger Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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