Total Crime Rate

142.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.5 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 142.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 50.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Chaucer Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Daventry East , and the 187th 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 Chaucer Way (NN11 9DB) in the last 12 months was 142.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaucer Way (NN11 9DB), the main crime hotspot is near Tavern Lane. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Chaucer Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavern Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavern Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tavern Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tavern Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavern Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order A4256 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A4256 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A4256 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Western Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primrose Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaucer Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clare Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterloo —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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