Total Crime Rate

52.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 52.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 8.3 5/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Watling Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Braunston and Crick , and the 621st lowest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watling Street (CV23 8YA) in the last 12 months was 52.8 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% lower than the Braunston and Crick average (58.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watling Street (CV23 8YA), the main crime hotspot is near Church Walk, with 2 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Watling Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hall Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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