Total Crime Rate
210.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Moat Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Deanshanger , and the 107th highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Moat Lane (NN12 6AD) in the last 12 months was 210.3 per 1,000 residents and was 361.3% higher than the Deanshanger average (45.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -90.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -90.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 60.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Moat Lane (NN12 6AD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Deanshanger| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Ruins | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Church Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Watling Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sun Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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