Total Crime Rate

98.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Orchard Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Oundle , and the 311th 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 Orchard Way (NN14 4RE) in the last 12 months was 98.1 per 1,000 residents and was 116.3% higher than the Oundle average (45.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 50.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Way (NN14 4RE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Goldfinch Street, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Huntingdon Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winding Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Goldfinch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Orchard Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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