Total Crime Rate

110.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.6 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 110.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Dandelion Close area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Billing and Rectory Farm , and the 273rd highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dandelion Close (NN3 5FB) in the last 12 months was 110.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 59.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dandelion Close (NN3 5FB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Dandelion Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mushroom Field Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oat Hill Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Ecton Lane
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chedworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oat Hill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sharrow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Dale Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Clipston Field Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millbank Under investigation

Data Sources

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