Total Crime Rate

923.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

366.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 923.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 366.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 294.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 289.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 82.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 79.6 9/10
  • Public order 63.7 10/10
  • Other theft 39.8 10/10
  • Burglary 31.8 10/10
  • Drugs 15.9 9/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Sheaf Street area has the highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Daventry East , and the 8th highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sheaf Street (NN11 4AA) in the last 12 months was 923.1 per 1,000 residents and was 668.5% higher than the Daventry East average (120.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 111 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 138 (≈ 366.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheaf Street (NN11 4AA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 153 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Sheaf Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/94)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foundry Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Foundry Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Foundry Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Foundry Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Foundry Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foundry Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foundry Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foundry Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foundry Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foundry Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Spinney Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Oxford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primrose Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Foundry Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheaf Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Foundry Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Foundry Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foundry Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foundry Place —
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Data Sources

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