Total Crime Rate

160.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 160.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.6 10/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Bates Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Irthlingborough , and the 141st highest crime rate of 1,075 local areas in North 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 Bates Avenue (NN14 4DY) in the last 12 months was 160.5 per 1,000 residents and was 130.9% higher than the Irthlingborough average (69.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 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 Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 92.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bates Avenue (NN14 4DY), the main crime hotspot is near Back Lane. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bates Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bates Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnell Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bates Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosebery Street —
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Data Sources

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