Total Crime Rate

134.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 134.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 55.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Cherwell area has the 9th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Daventry East , and the 204th highest crime rate of 1,261 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 134.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Cherwell (NN11 4QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Cherwell, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Leam (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in The Cherwell area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Burglary Tweed Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Other theft Eden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derwent Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tweed Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tweed Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tweed Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Cherwell
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Cherwell
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Cherwell
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Leam Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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