Total Crime Rate

58.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 58.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 22.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Colwyn Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 578th highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Colwyn Road (NN1 3PZ) in the last 12 months was 58.2 per 1,000 residents and was 83.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colwyn Road (NN1 3PZ), the main crime hotspot is near Grove Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 21 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poole Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Somerset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Austin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Military Court —
Apr 2026Public order Colwyn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Military Court —
Apr 2026Drugs Alcombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cowper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burns Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Burns Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunter Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gray Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colwyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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