Total Crime Rate

120.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 120.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.7 4/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Oat Hill Drive area has the 17th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Billing and Rectory Farm , and the 249th highest crime rate of 1,265 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 120.0 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% higher than the Billing and Rectory Farm average (96.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 65.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oat Hill Drive (NN3 5AL), the main crime hotspot is near Sharrow Place. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oat Hill Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Clipston Field Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Sharrow Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Millbank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Overmead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saltwell Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blueberry Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blueberry Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blueberry Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ham Meadow Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chedworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chedworth Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chedworth Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dandelion Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellropes Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sharrow Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sharrow Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millbank —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Long Mallows Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clipston Field Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clipston Field Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Long Mallows Rise —
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Data Sources

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