Total Crime Rate

121.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 121.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 28.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Northwood Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Headlands , and the 245th highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West 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 Northwood Road (NN3 2LR) in the last 12 months was 121.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% higher than the Headlands average (93.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northwood Road (NN3 2LR), the main crime hotspot is near Broadmead Avenue. Police recorded 19 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 Northwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheatfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Alban'S Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosgill Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Fieldway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandiland Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fieldway —
Apr 2026Public order Lindsay Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lindsay Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Northumbria Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addison Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandiland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sandiland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addison Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lindsay Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lindsay Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Lindsay Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lindsay Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosgill Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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