Total Crime Rate

150.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 150.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 36.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 7/10
  • Drugs 13.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Shard Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in East Hunsbury and Shelfleys , and the 167th highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shard Close (NN4 0SE) in the last 12 months was 150.8 per 1,000 residents and was 126.9% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 128.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shard Close (NN4 0SE), the main crime hotspot is near Butts Croft Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shard Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakgrove Place —
Sep 2025Other theft Shard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Tiffany Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Oakgrove Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakgrove Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Butts Croft Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Butts Croft Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saffron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saffron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Tiffany Gardens Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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