Total Crime Rate

916.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 916.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 574.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.6 10/10
  • Burglary 54.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.1 10/10
  • Robbery 18.2 10/10
  • Public order 14.6 8/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
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

Mill Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 10th highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mill Road (NN2 6LF) in the last 12 months was 916.4 per 1,000 residents and was 157.3% higher than the Castle average (356.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 158 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 160.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Road (NN2 6LF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 225 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/85)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Marriott Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grafton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grafton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grafton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grafton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grafton Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Grafton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Salisbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Salisbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gordon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Semilong Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hampton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Public order Baker Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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