Total Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Robbery 13.3 9/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Howards Way area has the 15th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Boothville and Parklands , and the 401st highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howards Way (NN3 6RL) in the last 12 months was 82.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.2% higher than the Boothville and Parklands average (80.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 61.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 118.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howards Way (NN3 6RL), the main crime hotspot is near Becket Way. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Howards Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lorraine Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darnell Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Becket Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howards Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darnell Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Darnell Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5076 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lorraine Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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