Total Crime Rate

44.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 44.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wayside Acres area has the 37th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in East Hunsbury and Shelfleys , and the 547th lowest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wayside Acres (NN4 0QE) in the last 12 months was 44.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% lower than the East Hunsbury and Shelfleys average (66.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wayside Acres (NN4 0QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stanford Way, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mere Close (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wayside Acres area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Olympia Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Claregate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meldon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mere Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Longleat Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scotney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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