Total Crime Rate
923.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
366.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026New 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 New Street (NN11 4BU) 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 New Street (NN11 4BU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 150 crimes here, including 73 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Foundry Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tavern Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tavern Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tavern Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tavern Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tavern Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tavern Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Golding Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheaf Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Primrose Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Primrose Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Oxford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
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