Total Crime Rate

218.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.0 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 218.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 92.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.8 9/10
  • Other theft 20.5 10/10
  • Burglary 18.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.4 9/10
  • Drugs 14.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 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

William Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 103rd 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 William Street (NN1 3EW) in the last 12 months was 218.8 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 92.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Street (NN1 3EW), 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 William Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Louise Road Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Louise Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Louise Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Military Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Louise Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lorne Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Lawrence Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leicester Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Austin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Military Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket 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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