Total Crime Rate

323.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

177.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 323.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 177.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 151.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.7 10/10
  • Drugs 20.5 10/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 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

Whiteford Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Northall , and the 36th highest crime rate of 1,075 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whiteford Drive (NN15 6HH) in the last 12 months was 323.1 per 1,000 residents and was 101.6% higher than the Northall average (160.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 177.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whiteford Drive (NN15 6HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barnes Close, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spring Rise (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whiteford Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Gower Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Barnes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barnes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Highfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Highfield Crescent Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Rise Under investigation

Data Sources

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