Castle vs Northampton Kingsthorpe, Headlands & Boothville

Castle has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 6,449 crimes in the last 12 months. Northampton Kingsthorpe, Headlands & Boothville has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) with 4,104 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. Northampton Kingsthorpe, Headlands & Boothville shows +13.3% (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 Northampton Kingsthorpe, Headlands & Boothville, it is Violent Crime (1,161 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 Northampton Kingsthorpe, Headlands & Boothville recorded 706. 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 1,161 in Northampton Kingsthorpe, Headlands & Boothville. 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%). Northampton Kingsthorpe, Headlands & Boothville recorded 3,624 crimes previously (now 4,104, +13.3%).

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 Northampton Kingsthorpe, Headlands & Boothville has 25.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Castle falls within the Northamptonshire Police boundary. Northampton Kingsthorpe, Headlands & Boothville 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 Northampton Kingsthorpe, Headlands & Boothville. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.