Total Crime Rate

112.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 112.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Other crime 14.0 10/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle 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

Poplar Place area has the 5th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Irchester , and the 247th highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poplar Place (NN29 7SD) in the last 12 months was 112.3 per 1,000 residents and was 122.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Place (NN29 7SD), 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 Poplar Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hookhams Path Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Dickins Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hinwick Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Dickins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Dickins Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Dickins Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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