Total Crime Rate
128.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
54.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Milton Road 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 Milton Road (NN11 9DZ) 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 Milton Road (NN11 9DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Betjeman Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Milton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Western Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Grenadier Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Milton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Betjeman Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Betjeman Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chaucer Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Spenser Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Spenser Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Milton Road | Under investigation |
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