Total Crime Rate

291.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 291.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 125.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 81.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Other theft 20.3 10/10
  • Drugs 17.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Castle Mews area has the 5th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 1,075 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 Castle Mews (NN8 1NX) in the last 12 months was 291.5 per 1,000 residents and was 174.0% higher than the Brickhill and Queensway average (106.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 81.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Mews (NN8 1NX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Manor Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs The Cloisters Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brook Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Public order York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Manor Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcomen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —

Data Sources

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