Total Crime Rate
178.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Overstone Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Moulton , and the 134th 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 Overstone Road (NN3 7UX) in the last 12 months was 178.2 per 1,000 residents and was 183.0% higher than the Moulton average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 81.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 253.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Overstone Road (NN3 7UX), the main crime hotspot is near St Nicholas Drive. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Moulton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowpasture Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Furrows | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowpasture Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
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