Total Crime Rate
88.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shakespeare Avenue area has the 31st highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Daventry East , and the 370th 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 Shakespeare Avenue (NN11 9DA) in the last 12 months was 88.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shakespeare Avenue (NN11 9DA), the main crime hotspot is near Lady Croft. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Daventry East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Keats Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Butlin Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sexton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shakespeare Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cowper Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cowper Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cowper Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cowper Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Keats Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Keats Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Keats Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cowper Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Keats Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Keats Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chaucer Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Highfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Williams Terrace | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Highfield Road | — |
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