Total Crime Rate

156.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 156.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

The Cherwell area has the 10th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Daventry East , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Cherwell (NN11 4QL) in the last 12 months was 156.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% higher than the Daventry East average (117.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Cherwell (NN11 4QL), the main crime hotspot is near The Cherwell. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Cherwell area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Staverton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Derwent Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs The Witham Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Witham —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Cherwell Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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