Total Crime Rate
166.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
84.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Spinney Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Northall , and the 133rd 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 Spinney Lane (NN15 6LY) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 84.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spinney Lane (NN15 6LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Devon Drive, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northumberland Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wicksteed| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northumberland Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Paradise Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Spinney Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Spinney Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Spinney Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Spinney Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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