Crime Rates at Riley Close, Northampton, NN3 5JJ

Riley Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Billing and Rectory Farm , and the 29th highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Riley Close (NN3 5JJ) in the last 12 months was 489.1 per 1,000 residents and was 407.9% 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 Shoplifting with 132 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 81.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 366.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riley Close (NN3 5JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 150 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crowthorp Road (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.