Crime Rates at Cambridge Street, Northampton, NN2 6DW

Cambridge Street area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 159th highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West 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 Cambridge Street (NN2 6DW) in the last 12 months was 156.6 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 75.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Street (NN2 6DW), 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.