Total Crime Rate

174.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.4 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 174.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Clare Street area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 141st highest crime rate of 1,261 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 3JG) in the last 12 months was 174.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 81.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clare Street (NN1 3JG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 34 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gray Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oakley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Raglan Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Overstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burns Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunster Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunter Street
Apr 2026Burglary St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raglan Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Raglan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abington Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Raglan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Raglan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Burns Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poole Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Military Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Burglary Craven Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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