Total Crime Rate
25.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Firtree Walk area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Headlands , and the 266th lowest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Firtree Walk (NN3 3DN) in the last 12 months was 25.5 per 1,000 residents and was 72.6% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Firtree Walk (NN3 3DN), the main crime hotspot is near Octagon Way. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Headlands| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Octagon Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Burtram Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Octagon Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Octagon Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Westone Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rixon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Patterson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westone Avenue | Under investigation |
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