Total Crime Rate

84.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 84.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wessex Way area has the 17th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Headlands , and the 396th highest crime rate of 1,261 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 Wessex Way (NN3 2SS) in the last 12 months was 84.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% lower than the Headlands average (93.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wessex Way (NN3 2SS), the main crime hotspot is near Norman Road. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wessex Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beverley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Norman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Briton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatfield Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheatfield Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Almond Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beverley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheatfield Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Beverley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Fieldway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandiland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchfield Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sandiland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fieldway —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandiland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Northumbria Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wessex Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wessex Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambria Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Birchfield Road East Under investigation
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Data Sources

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