Total Crime Rate
162.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
73.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shap Green area has the 4th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Boothville and Parklands , and the 153rd 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 Shap Green (NN3 6PR) in the last 12 months was 162.2 per 1,000 residents and was 116.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 73.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shap Green (NN3 6PR), the main crime hotspot is near Becket Way. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Boothville and Parklands| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Skelton Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winston Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Borrowdale Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Baldwin Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Churchill Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baldwin Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Skelton Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Skelton Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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