Castle

The new priorities for this period (October 2026 to March 2027) will be publicised shortly.

Issued 25 September 2026

Our priorities are set for a six month period and reviewed every three months to ensure we continue to deal with what matters most to local people, taking account of feedback shared in our local priorities survey and local crime data.
To have your say on what you would like your neighbourhood officers to focus on, and to get updates from them about crime and policing activity in your area, please visit Northamptonshire Talking https://www.northamptonshiretalking.co.uk/ or click on the link at the top of the page.

Actioned 25 September 2026

Previous priorities (April 2026 to September 2026) are:
• Burglary
• Road safety and road traffic offences
• Drug dealing and drug misuse

Issued 25 September 2026

Here's an update on our work to tackle local priorities from April to June 2026:

Burglary
• There have been 140 reported burglaries across the area covered by the Northampton Central Neighbourhood Policing Team between April and June 2026.

Road safety and road traffic offences
• Across the area covered by the Northampton Central Neighbourhood Policing Team, there have been 112 reported thefts from motor vehicles, 44 reported thefts of motor vehicles, and 14 reported vehicle interferences.
• There have been 185 road safety and road traffic offences across the area covered by the Northampton Central Neighbourhood Policing Team between April and June 2026.
• Across the St George, Abington and Phippsville area, we have seized two e-bikes and one e-scooter for having no insurance or driving licence. Additionally, 12 cars have been seized for having no insurance, no driving licence, or no MOT.
• Officers have also issued 13 tickets across the St George, Abington and Phippsville area for offences including having no MOT, using a mobile phone while driving, and failing to wear a seatbelt.

Drug dealing and drug offences
• There have been 118 reported drug offences across the area covered by the Northampton Central Neighbourhood Policing Team.
• Operation Plush has been set up across the St George, Abington and Phippsville area to tackle drug dealing and misuse. This involves proactive patrols, plain clothes operations, the execution of warrants, intelligence gathering, and partnership working.
• We have secured a partial closure order on a block of flats and three full closure orders on addresses within the Castle area of Northampton following incidents of drug dealing and drug misuse.
• An operation to tackle the use of off-road bikes in public parks has been established in the Dallington Spencer area, utilising Section 59 powers.
• One Misuse of Drugs Act warrant has been executed at an address in the Dallington Spencer area.
• Officers have used stop and search powers on 88 occasions across the area covered by the Northampton Central Neighbourhood Policing Team.

Actioned 25 September 2026