Total Crime Rate

185.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 185.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Irchester Road area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Irchester , and the 110th highest crime rate of 1,080 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 Irchester Road (NN29 7RW) in the last 12 months was 185.9 per 1,000 residents and was 267.7% higher than the Irchester average (50.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 152.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 147.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Irchester Road (NN29 7RW), the main crime hotspot is near Francis Dickins Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Irchester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Dickins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Saint Marys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell End Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Saint Marys Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Dickins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Green Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Dickins Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hinwick Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Dickins Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saint Marys Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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