Total Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 24.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 14.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Mountbatten Drive area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Irthlingborough , and the 162nd lowest crime rate of 1,075 local areas in North 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 Mountbatten Drive (NN14 4TX) in the last 12 months was 24.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.4% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mountbatten Drive (NN14 4TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bates Avenue, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Braybrooke Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Mountbatten Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bates Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bates Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosebery Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denford Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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