Total Crime Rate
27.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bell End area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Irchester , and the 194th lowest 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 Bell End (NN29 7RN) in the last 12 months was 27.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% lower than the Irchester average (51.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bell End (NN29 7RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thrift Street, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Saint Marys Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thrift Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saint Marys Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hickmire | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shelton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shelton Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thrift Street | Under investigation |
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