Total Crime Rate

809.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 809.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 294.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 204.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 87.5 10/10
  • Public order 50.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 47.8 8/10
  • Drugs 26.5 10/10
  • Other theft 23.9 10/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Other crime 13.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 13.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.6 9/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 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.

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Crime Over Time in Sheaf Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Pasture
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Pasture
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary West Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Foundry Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foundry Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Other crime Warwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tavern Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tavern Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tavern Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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