Total Crime Rate

124.7 per 1,000 8/10 Β· 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 124.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Colwyn Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 231st highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Colwyn Road (NN1 3PX) in the last 12 months was 124.7 per 1,000 residents and was 65.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (β‰ˆ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colwyn Road (NN1 3PX), the main crime hotspot is near St Michaels Avenue. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Colwyn Road area

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

Data Sources

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