Total Crime Rate

176.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.4 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 176.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 36.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Robbery 11.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.2 9/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 1.8 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

Overstone Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 137th 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 Overstone Road (NN1 3JS) in the last 12 months was 176.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 75.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Overstone Road (NN1 3JS), the main crime hotspot is near St Giles' Terrace. Police recorded 201 crimes here, including 122 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Overstone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/62)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Connaught Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Giles' Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Giles' Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Giles' Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunster Street —
Apr 2026Burglary St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Giles' Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other crime Upper Mounts Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunter Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poole Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Military Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Military Court —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Austin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Craven Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Giles' Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Giles' Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Craven Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
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Data Sources

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