Total Crime Rate

104.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 104.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Dryland Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Headlands , and the 295th highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dryland Road (NN3 2QL) in the last 12 months was 104.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% higher than the Headlands average (94.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dryland Road (NN3 2QL), the main crime hotspot is near Broughton Place. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dryland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Broughton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broughton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Thirlmere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Broughton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fullingdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grange Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thirlmere Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thirlmere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thirlmere Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broughton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fullingdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandiland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandiland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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