Total Crime Rate

75.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 75.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Castle Way area has the 12th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Burton and Broughton , and the 421st highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Way (NN15 6ST) in the last 12 months was 75.6 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% higher than the Burton and Broughton average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Way (NN15 6ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dale Crescent, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Creighton Crescent (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Grosvenor Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rectory Walk —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leeson Crescent —
Sep 2025Public order Castle Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Creighton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Botolph'S Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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