Crime Rates at Wheatfield Road North, Northampton, NN3 2LW

Wheatfield Road North area has the 5th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Headlands , and the 101st highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West 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 Wheatfield Road North (NN3 2LW) in the last 12 months was 216.1 per 1,000 residents and was 127.9% higher than the Headlands average (94.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatfield Road North (NN3 2LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rosgill Place (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.