Total Crime Rate

123.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 123.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 39.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hunter Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 238th highest crime rate of 1,261 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 Hunter Street (NN1 3QD) in the last 12 months was 123.9 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% lower than the Castle average (351.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 84.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hunter Street (NN1 3QD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hunter Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunter Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Craven Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oakley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abington Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Craven Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Somerset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Overstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Overstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alcombe Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Alcombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Craven Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poole Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road —
Apr 2026Burglary St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Austin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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