Crime Rates at Hood Street, Northampton, NN1 3QU

Hood 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 Hood Street (NN1 3QU) 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 (≈ 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 Hood Street (NN1 3QU), the main crime hotspot is near St Michaels Avenue. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.