Crime Rate in Riverside Park, ward

Riverside Park has the 15th lowest crime rate of 31 wards in West Northamptonshire district and the 3499th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 332nd highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Riverside Park in the last 12 months was 68.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% lower than the West Northamptonshire district average (93.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Riverside Park’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 317 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -38.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 400 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Riverside Park ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.