Total Crime Rate

52.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 52.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Viking Drive area has the 24th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Deanshanger , and the 618th lowest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Viking Drive (NN12 6FL) in the last 12 months was 52.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% higher than the Deanshanger average (45.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Viking Drive (NN12 6FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hicks Court, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lower Stable Yard (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Viking Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Blackwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hicks Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Stable Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Burcote Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hesketh Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackwell Close —
Apr 2026Public order Marlow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Stable Yard —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lower Stable Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hicks Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackwell Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackwell Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackwell Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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