Total Crime Rate

1258.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

780.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1258.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 780.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 522.0 10/10
  • Public order 181.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 142.9 10/10
  • Other theft 87.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 65.9 10/10
  • Drugs 49.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 49.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 38.5 10/10
  • Robbery 38.5 10/10
  • Other crime 27.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 22.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.5 10/10
  • Burglary 16.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bailiff 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 Bailiff Street (NN1 3DY) 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 Bailiff Street (NN1 3DY), 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 Bailiff Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/85)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Cromwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other crime Upper Mounts Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Military Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Military Court —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Austin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Craven Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Craven Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Craven Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oakley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deal Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Louise Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greyfriars Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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