Crime Rates at Sheep Street, Northampton, NN1 2NE

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 2NE) 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 2NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 228 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Drapery (99 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.