Total Crime Rate

203.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.7 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 203.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.1 9/10
  • Drugs 25.1 10/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Crescent area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Clover Hill , and the 84th highest crime rate of 1,075 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Crescent (NN15 7HW) in the last 12 months was 203.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.2% higher than the Clover Hill average (129.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 87.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (NN15 7HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sheep Street, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheep Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadway
Apr 2026Public order Headlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowling Green Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sheep Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drill Hall Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drill Hall Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadway
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadway
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadway
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadway
Apr 2026Public order Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sheep Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Drill Hall Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Drill Hall Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drill Hall Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Drill Hall Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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