Total Crime Rate

162.9 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very 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 162.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cowper Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 149th highest crime rate of 1,265 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 Cowper Street (NN1 3QR) in the last 12 months was 162.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.3% lower than the Castle average (356.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (β‰ˆ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowper Street (NN1 3QR), the main crime hotspot is near Portland Place. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cowper Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raglan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hunter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilberforce Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilberforce Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exeter Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exeter Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Wilberforce Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exeter Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burns Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burns Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Burns Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raglan Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Grove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grove Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Place β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portland Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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