Total Crime Rate

77.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.5 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 77.5 7/10
  • Drugs 33.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 18.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Howard Street area has the 63rd highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Clover Hill , and the 413th highest 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 Howard Street (NN16 8DF) in the last 12 months was 77.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% lower than the Clover Hill average (129.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -97.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Street (NN16 8DF), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 133 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Howard Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Martha Wallis Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mariners Way
Apr 2026Public order Mariners Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Railway View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fleet Street
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Windsor Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crispin Place
Apr 2026Other theft Crispin Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crispin Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mariners Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saunders Close

Data Sources

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