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

Moat Place 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 Moat Place (NN1 2SA) 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 Moat Place (NN1 2SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grafton Street, where police recorded 139 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upper Bath Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Moat Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/57)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs A428 Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Doddridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Althorp Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Althorp Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Althorp Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Althorp 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Bath Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Black Lion Hill —
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 2026Vehicle crime Crispin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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