Total Crime Rate
128.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
54.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shelley Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Daventry East , and the 220th 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 Shelley Close (NN11 9BZ) in the last 12 months was 128.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% higher than the Daventry East average (120.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shelley Close (NN11 9BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highfield Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jubilee Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Milton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chaucer Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | West View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Milton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clare Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Milton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Western Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Spenser Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Spenser Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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