Total Crime Rate

458.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

193.6 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 458.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 193.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 141.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 135.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.3 10/10
  • Public order 32.3 10/10
  • Burglary 19.4 10/10
  • Drugs 19.4 10/10
  • Other theft 19.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.4 10/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Robbery 6.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Pike Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 33rd 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 Pike Lane (NN1 2RJ) in the last 12 months was 458.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 29.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 193.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pike Lane (NN1 2RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woolmonger Street, where police recorded 204 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (90 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pike Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/93)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woolmonger Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Katherine'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Mary'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Mary'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Mary'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Doddridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Black Lion Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Black Lion Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Bath Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Bath Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Bath Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Bath Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Doddridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Woolmonger Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynyates Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting College Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolmonger Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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