Total Crime Rate

15.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 15.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 3.9 1/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Downwood Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Billing and Rectory Farm , and the 114th lowest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Downwood Close (NN3 8PU) in the last 12 months was 15.6 per 1,000 residents and was 84.6% lower than the Billing and Rectory Farm average (101.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downwood Close (NN3 8PU), the main crime hotspot is near Greatmeadow. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 22 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oleander Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tiptoe Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greatmeadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornapple Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nether Jackson Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valentine Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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