Total Crime Rate

169.9 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 169.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Drugs 13.1 9/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clare Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clare Street (NN1 3JD) in the last 12 months was 169.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (β‰ˆ 75.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clare Street (NN1 3JD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Clare Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Michaels Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Grove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colwyn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft St Michaels Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft St Michaels Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Michaels Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Talbot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talbot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Colwyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grove Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portland Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hervey Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exeter Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order St Edmund'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmund'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmund'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Exeter Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exeter Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exeter Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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