Total Crime Rate
32.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lime Kiln Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Silverstone , and the 360th lowest crime rate of 1,261 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 Lime Kiln Close (NN12 8FP) in the last 12 months was 32.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% lower than the Silverstone average (35.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lime Kiln Close (NN12 8FP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Paddock Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Timms Lane (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Silverstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paddock Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Paddock Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Kiln Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lime Kiln Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lime Kiln Close | — |
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