Crime Rates at Shelsley Drive, Northampton, NN3 6ET

Shelsley Drive area has the 12th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Boothville and Parklands , and the 347th 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 Shelsley Drive (NN3 6ET) in the last 12 months was 94.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% higher than the Boothville and Parklands average (74.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shelsley Drive (NN3 6ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Druids Way (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.