Total Crime Rate

134.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.1 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 134.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Little Cross Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 205th highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Little Cross Street (NN1 2RX) in the last 12 months was 134.2 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 67.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Little Cross Street (NN1 2RX), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 148 crimes here, including 90 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Little Cross Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs A428 Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Fitzroy Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Cross Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doddridge Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Doddridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
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 Black Lion Hill —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Althorp Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Black Lion Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Doddridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Mary'S Street 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 2026Drugs St Katherine'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
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Data Sources

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