Crime Rates at Clare Street, Northampton, NN1 3JA

Clare Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 502nd highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clare Street (NN1 3JA) in the last 12 months was 67.9 per 1,000 residents and was 80.9% lower than the Castle average (356.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clare Street (NN1 3JA), the main crime hotspot is near Portland Place. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.