Total Crime Rate

39.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 39.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Downwood Close area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Billing and Rectory Farm , and the 479th lowest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Downwood Close (NN3 8PU) in the last 12 months was 39.1 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downwood Close (NN3 8PU), the main crime hotspot is near Greatmeadow. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Downwood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Tinsley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Lodge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nether Jackson Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kensington Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nether Jackson Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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