Total Crime Rate
144.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tovey Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Daventry East , and the 181st highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tovey Drive (NN11 4TH) in the last 12 months was 144.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tovey Drive (NN11 4TH), the main crime hotspot is near Hawke Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swann Dale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Howe Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sturdee Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sturdee Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chichester Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chichester Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawke Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawke Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Maritime Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jervis Close | Under investigation |
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