Total Crime Rate

101.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 101.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 Medway area has the 25th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Daventry East , and the 312th highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Medway (NN11 4QY) in the last 12 months was 101.2 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Medway (NN11 4QY), the main crime hotspot is near The Severn. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Medway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft The Medway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Medway —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Medway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Medway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Severn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Severn Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Severn Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Staverton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Derwent Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary The Severn Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Severn —
Sep 2025Drugs The Witham Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Witham —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Severn —
Sep 2025Drugs The Medway Under investigation

Data Sources

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