Total Crime Rate

393.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

170.5 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 393.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 170.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.6 9/10
  • Public order 42.6 10/10
  • Burglary 36.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.8 10/10
  • Other theft 29.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 26.2 7/10
  • Drugs 19.7 10/10
  • Robbery 16.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 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

Lawrence Court area has the 13th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 40th 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 Lawrence Court (NN1 3HB) in the last 12 months was 393.4 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 170.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawrence Court (NN1 3HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 186 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Connaught Street (109 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lawrence Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leicester Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nelson Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrack Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Lawrence Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs A508 Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A508
Apr 2026Other crime Hester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Hester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Upper Mounts Under investigation

Data Sources

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