Total Crime Rate
117.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hunter Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 256th 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 Hunter Street (NN1 3QD) in the last 12 months was 117.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% lower than the Castle average (356.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 119.3% 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 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Burns Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Mounts | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Oakley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oakley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shakespeare Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lower Mounts | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Craven Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lower Mounts | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lower Mounts | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lower Mounts | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lower Mounts | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lower Mounts | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Lower Mounts | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Lower Mounts | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shakespeare Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Craven Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Military Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alcombe Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burns Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hervey Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Abington Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Overstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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