Crime Rates at Old School Close, Great Billing, Northampton, NN3 9EN

Old School Close area has the 36th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Billing and Rectory Farm , and the 376th highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old School Close (NN3 9EN) in the last 12 months was 88.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old School Close (NN3 9EN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 162 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.