Total Crime Rate

484.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 484.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 87.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 52.2 8/10
  • Public order 49.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.6 10/10
  • Other theft 26.1 10/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Robbery 8.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Edith Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 30th highest crime rate of 1,265 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 Edith Street (NN1 5EP) in the last 12 months was 484.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% higher 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 231.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edith Street (NN1 5EP), 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.

View Crime In Castle

Crime Over Time in Edith Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vernon Street
Sep 2025Other theft West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cyril Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cyril Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Street
Sep 2025Drugs Elizabeth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vernon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmund'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order St Edmund'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portland Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliftonville Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilberforce Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Wilberforce Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vernon Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vernon Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alfred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmund'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmund'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Place Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.