Total Crime Rate

34.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 34.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wantage Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Irchester , and the 276th lowest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wantage Road (NN29 7HE) in the last 12 months was 34.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% lower than the Irchester average (50.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wantage Road (NN29 7HE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wantage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexander Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapmans Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wantage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour James Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Alexander Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farndish Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Alexander Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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