Total Crime Rate

70.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 70.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 53.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Limefields Way area has the 17th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in East Hunsbury and Shelfleys , and the 474th highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Limefields Way (NN4 0SA) in the last 12 months was 70.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.1% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limefields Way (NN4 0SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Rising, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East Rising (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Limefields Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Butts Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fleetwind Drive
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Brigadier Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Rising Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Rising Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shard Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granary Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tiffany Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wisley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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