Castle vs Delapre and South Northampton

Castle has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 6,449 crimes in the last 12 months. Delapre and South Northampton has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) with 3,661 crimes. Castle scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Castle shows a year-on-year crime trend of -4.3% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Delapre and South Northampton shows +5% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Castle, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,949 incidents). In Delapre and South Northampton, it is Violent Crime (1,480 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Castle recorded 1,268 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Delapre and South Northampton recorded 661. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Castle totalled 1,949 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,480 in Delapre and South Northampton. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Castle recorded 6,741 crimes (now 6,449, a change of -4.3%). Delapre and South Northampton recorded 3,486 crimes previously (now 3,661, +5%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Castle has a resolution rate of 26.7% and Delapre and South Northampton has 19.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Castle falls within the Northamptonshire Police boundary. Delapre and South Northampton is covered by Northamptonshire Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Castle and Delapre and South Northampton. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.