Total Crime Rate

660.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

268.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 660.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 268.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 146.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 51.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.4 10/10
  • Public order 47.4 10/10
  • Other theft 43.5 10/10
  • Robbery 43.5 10/10
  • Drugs 35.6 10/10
  • Burglary 31.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 23.7 10/10
  • Other crime 19.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Barrack Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 19th highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barrack Road (NN1 3RL) in the last 12 months was 660.1 per 1,000 residents and was 87.6% higher than the Castle average (351.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 268.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barrack Road (NN1 3RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 186 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Campbell Street (66 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barrack Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Semilong Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nelson Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrack Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Lawrence Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leicester Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olivia Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs A508 Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A508 —
Apr 2026Other crime Hester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Hester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Semilong Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakley Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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