Total Crime Rate

139.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 139.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 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
  • Shoplifting 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

Denmark Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 190th highest crime rate of 1,261 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 Denmark Road (NN1 5QR) in the last 12 months was 139.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% lower 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 63.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denmark Road (NN1 5QR), the main crime hotspot is near St Giles' Terrace. Police recorded 201 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 Denmark Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary St Giles' Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Giles' Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Giles' Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery St Giles' Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Giles' Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Giles' Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Giles' Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Giles' Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Giles' Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Giles' Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Portland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Portland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Portland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Portland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilberforce Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilberforce Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Giles' Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Giles' Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilberforce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Spencer Parade Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cyril Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Thenford Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thenford Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Spencer Parade Under investigation
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Data Sources

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