Total Crime Rate

455.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

157.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 455.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 157.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 146.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 136.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 41.9 10/10
  • Drugs 36.7 10/10
  • Burglary 31.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • 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

Primrose Hill area has the 12th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 34th highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West 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 Primrose Hill (NN2 6ER) in the last 12 months was 455.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% higher than the Castle average (351.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 157.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Primrose Hill (NN2 6ER), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Primrose Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Burglary Hester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freehold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Agnes Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsthorpe Road
Apr 2026Burglary Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olivia Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Arnold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Paul'S Road
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 2026Possession of weapons Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Arthur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street
Apr 2026Robbery Hester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Semilong Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Agnes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Agnes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Agnes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Agnes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Agnes Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arthur Street
Apr 2026Other crime Hester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monarch Road

Data Sources

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