Total Crime Rate

822.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

344.5 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 822.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 344.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 291.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 206.7 10/10
  • Public order 76.8 10/10
  • Other theft 47.2 10/10
  • Robbery 45.3 10/10
  • Drugs 35.4 10/10
  • Burglary 33.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • 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

Ash Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 11th 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 Ash Street (NN1 3HW) in the last 12 months was 822.8 per 1,000 residents and was 133.8% higher than the Castle average (351.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 148 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 175 (≈ 344.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ash Street (NN1 3HW), 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 Ash Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Nelson Street Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Louise Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nelson Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrack Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Public order Louise Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Louise Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greyfriars Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greyfriars Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greyfriars Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greyfriars —
Apr 2026Other crime Hester Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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