Total Crime Rate

153.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.0 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 153.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Hester Street area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 164th 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 Hester Street (NN2 6AP) in the last 12 months was 153.1 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hester Street (NN2 6AP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 186 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In St. George

Crime Over Time in Hester Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/79)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harding Terrace —
Apr 2026Drugs Cambridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Essex Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cambridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Louise Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Arnold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Louise Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Louise Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Louise Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lorne Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Lawrence Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leicester Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Paul'S Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olivia Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gordon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs A508 Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A508 —
Apr 2026Other crime Hester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Hester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Semilong Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 79

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.

↑