Total Crime Rate

187.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 187.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 25.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alcombe Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 121st 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 Alcombe Road (NN1 3LF) in the last 12 months was 187.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 95.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 99.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alcombe Road (NN1 3LF), the main crime hotspot is near St Giles' Terrace. Police recorded 201 crimes here, including 105 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alcombe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/103)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilberforce Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craven Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Craven Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Craven Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craven Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Burglary Ecton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Military Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Other crime St Giles' Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Giles' Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Giles' Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Giles' Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft St Giles' Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Giles' Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Giles' Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Giles' Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Giles' Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Giles' Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Giles' Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 103

Data Sources

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