Total Crime Rate

380.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 380.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 131.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.2 10/10
  • Drugs 32.0 10/10
  • Robbery 24.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Public order 21.4 9/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Simons Walk area has the 13th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 44th highest crime rate of 1,265 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 Simons Walk (NN1 2SR) in the last 12 months was 380.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% higher than the Castle average (356.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 156.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Simons Walk (NN1 2SR), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 207 crimes here, including 134 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Simons Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/95)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Bath Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crispin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Andrew'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Andrew'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fitzroy Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fitzroy Place —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Crispin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crispin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Bath Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Bath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Bath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mare Fair Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Grafton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Harding Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lower Harding Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lower Harding Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grafton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grafton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grafton Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grafton Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George'S Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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