Total Crime Rate
809.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sheaf Street area has the highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Daventry East , and the 13th highest crime rate of 1,265 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 4AB) in the last 12 months was 809.0 per 1,000 residents and was 589.4% higher than the Daventry East average (117.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 111 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -88.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 137 (≈ 363.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sheaf Street (NN11 4AB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 156 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Daventry East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Pasture | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Pasture | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | West Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | West Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Foundry Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foundry Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | New Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Warwick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tavern Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tavern Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tavern Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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