Total Crime Rate

94.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 94.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Watermeadow Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Talavera , and the 345th highest crime rate of 1,261 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 Watermeadow Drive (NN3 8SS) in the last 12 months was 94.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% lower than the Talavera average (108.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watermeadow Drive (NN3 8SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crestwood Close, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Saddlers Square (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Watermeadow Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crestwood Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watermeadow Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Probyn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Great Gull Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Micklewell Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saddlers Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saddlers Square Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saddlers Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teesdale —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ixworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lavenham Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Donellan Green —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watermeadow Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crestwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crestwood Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Crestwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Goldcrest Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crestwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crestwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crestwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crestwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldcrest Court —
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Data Sources

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