Crime Rates at Wheatfield Gardens, Northampton, NN3 2NF

Wheatfield Gardens area has the 17th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Headlands , and the 363rd highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wheatfield Gardens (NN3 2NF) in the last 12 months was 89.8 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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