Total Crime Rate

117.8 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 117.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hervey 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 Hervey Street (NN1 3QJ) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Hervey Street (NN1 3QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hervey Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exeter Place β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Burns Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hunter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poole Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Poole Street 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 2025Drugs Exeter Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exeter Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burns Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exeter Place β€”
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 2025Vehicle crime Burns Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alcombe Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raglan Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abington Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abington Square Under investigation

Data Sources

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