Total Crime Rate

245.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

129.2 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 245.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 129.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Robbery 12.9 9/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 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

Dunster Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 87th 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 Dunster Street (NN1 3LB) in the last 12 months was 245.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 129.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunster Street (NN1 3LB), 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 Dunster Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raglan Street —
Apr 2026Public order Burns Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gray Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burns Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunter Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poole Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Raglan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour St Giles' Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunster Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Alcombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St Giles' Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Raglan Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Burglary St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Craven Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Craven Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery St Edmund'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abington Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alcombe Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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