Total Crime Rate
71.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025South Place area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Daventry East , and the 482nd highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around South Place (NN11 9HR) in the last 12 months was 71.2 per 1,000 residents and was 39.3% lower than the Daventry East average (117.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around South Place (NN11 9HR), the main crime hotspot is near Tavern Lane. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 36 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tavern Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenilworth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chaucer Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Warwick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Tavern Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tavern Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tavern Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Avenue | 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 | 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Cowper Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shakespeare Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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