Crime Rate in Moulton, ward

Moulton has the 11th lowest crime rate of 31 wards in West Northamptonshire district and the 3656th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 376th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Moulton in the last 12 months was 63.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% lower than the West Northamptonshire district average (93.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Moulton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 392 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -68.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 449 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Moulton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near A43. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.