Total Crime Rate

174.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.4 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 174.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Great Russell Street area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 141st 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 Great Russell Street (NN1 3BU) in the last 12 months was 174.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 81.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Russell Street (NN1 3BU), the main crime hotspot is near Connaught Street. Police recorded 153 crimes here, including 109 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Great Russell Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Connaught Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Burns Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Craven Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Craven Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Austin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Military Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Military Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poole Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunter Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burns Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gray Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Upper Mounts Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunster Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Craven Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Drugs Oakley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Connaught Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Overstone Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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