Total Crime Rate

140.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.7 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 140.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 31.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.4 10/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Shakespeare Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 189th highest crime rate of 1,261 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 Shakespeare Road (NN1 3QG) in the last 12 months was 140.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Road (NN1 3QG), the main crime hotspot is near Raglan Street. Police recorded 55 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 Shakespeare Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Raglan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Burns Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exeter Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exeter Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poole Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunter Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burns Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alcombe Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gray Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road —
Apr 2026Public order Colwyn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colwyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cowper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunster Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raglan Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Raglan Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Raglan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Raglan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Somerset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brunswick Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Alcombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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