Total Crime Rate

246.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 246.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • 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

Nelson Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Clover Hill , and the 59th highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nelson Street (NN16 8QN) in the last 12 months was 246.4 per 1,000 residents and was 79.1% higher than the Clover Hill average (137.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 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 Possession of weapons ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 123.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Street (NN16 8QN), the main crime hotspot is near Club Street. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wood Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bonham Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bath Road —
Sep 2025Public order Bath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Scotland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lancaster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lancaster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bonham Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laurel Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Laurel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bonham Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lancaster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balfour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Sep 2025Public order King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balfour Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Club Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Club Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Club Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Club Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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