Crime Rates at Earl Street, Northampton, NN1 3AU

Earl Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 5th 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 Earl Street (NN1 3AU) in the last 12 months was 1258.2 per 1,000 residents and was 257.6% higher 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 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 142 (≈ 780.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Earl Street (NN1 3AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 228 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Giles' Terrace (122 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.