Total Crime Rate

305.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 305.8 10/10
  • Other theft 231.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 22.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.3 5/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Watering Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in East Hunsbury and Shelfleys , and the 65th 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 Watering Lane (NN4 0NJ) in the last 12 months was 305.8 per 1,000 residents and was 366.4% higher than the East Hunsbury and Shelfleys average (65.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watering Lane (NN4 0NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Toms Court, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Collingtree Court (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Watering Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collingtree Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collingtree Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Toms Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toms Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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