Total Crime Rate

129.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 129.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

London Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in East Hunsbury and Shelfleys , and the 219th 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 London Road (NN4 0NP) in the last 12 months was 129.5 per 1,000 residents and was 97.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 73.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (NN4 0NP), the main crime hotspot is near Tanglewood. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Tanglewood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tanglewood Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Tanglewood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tanglewood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tanglewood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tanglewood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tanglewood Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tanglewood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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