Total Crime Rate

109.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 109.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 275th highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Road (NN1 5ED) in the last 12 months was 109.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% 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 Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (NN1 5ED), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 181 crimes here, including 122 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raglan Street —
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
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 2025Vehicle crime Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ecton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Palmerston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmund'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raglan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Spencer Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Exeter Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exeter Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exeter Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thenford Mews —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thenford Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Edmund'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmund'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmund'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ethel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Abington Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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