Total Crime Rate

114.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.3 8/10
  • Other theft 27.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 6.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Watling Street West area has the 9th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bugbrooke , and the 262nd highest crime rate of 1,265 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 Watling Street West (NN12 6DD) in the last 12 months was 114.9 per 1,000 residents and was 168.7% higher than the Bugbrooke average (42.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watling Street West (NN12 6DD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watling Street West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ruins Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Northgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Watling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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