Total Crime Rate
13.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Swallow Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in East Hunsbury and Shelfleys , and the 96th lowest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Swallow Close (NN4 0QL) in the last 12 months was 13.4 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Swallow Close (NN4 0QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodpecker Way, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grangewood (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In East Hunsbury and Shelfleys| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Woodpecker Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Woodpecker Way | Under investigation |
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