Crime Rates at Oat Hill Drive, Northampton, NN3 5AL

Oat Hill Drive area has the 27th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Billing and Rectory Farm , and the 312th highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oat Hill Drive (NN3 5AL) in the last 12 months was 102.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% higher than the Billing and Rectory Farm average (101.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oat Hill Drive (NN3 5AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Millbank, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sharrow Place (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.