Total Crime Rate

755.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

122.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 755.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 514.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 122.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.1 9/10
  • Public order 32.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Palmer Square area has the highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Billing and Rectory Farm , and the 13th highest crime rate of 1,261 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 Palmer Square (NN3 9NP) in the last 12 months was 755.4 per 1,000 residents and was 642.3% higher 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 Shoplifting with 143 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 4.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 122.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmer Square (NN3 9NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 162 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foskitt Court (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Palmer Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gibbsacre Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trussell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Station End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibbsacre Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gibbsacre Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foskitt Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Foskitt Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foskitt Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gallfield Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ravens Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Ravens Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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