Castle (Northampton Town Centre)

Drug dealing and drug misuse

• We continue to work closely with the Clear Hold Build Team gathering intelligence around drug dealing and drug misuse in the area. As part of this work, we have successfully executed two warrants over this period.
• We have also secured two closure orders at addresses linked to drug supply, and we continue to work closely with residents to address the anti-social behaviours impact on the community.
• Officers have used stop and search powers on 14 occasions relating to drug possession across the Castle area.
• We continue to carry out proactive patrols to increase visibility and engage with residents and local business owners.

Road safety and road traffic offences

• We have seized a number of e-scooters and e-bikes across this period and have issued Section 59 warnings to vehicles that are causing anti-social behaviour.
• Working in collaboration with the Safer Roads Team, we will also be arranging a targeted day of action tackling anti-social motorcycle nuisance and e-scooters.
• We continue to carry out proactive patrols and enforcement activity across the Dallington Spencer area to target road traffic and road safety offences including driving with no insurance, driving without a seatbelt, and drink and drug driving offences.

Burglary

• Neighbourhood officers continue to support specialist burglary investigators by carrying out house-to-house enquiries, conducting leaflet drops and providing crime prevention advice to residents and businesses.

The new priorities for this period (October 2026 to March 2027) are:
• Drug dealing and drug misuse
• Road safety and road traffic offences
• Anti-social motorcycle nuisance

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.