Total Crime Rate
9.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Walkers Way area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in East Hunsbury and Shelfleys , and the 55th 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 Walkers Way (NN4 6JB) in the last 12 months was 9.8 per 1,000 residents and was 85.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Walkers Way (NN4 6JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sunnyside, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Martlet Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sunnyside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunnyside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunnyside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Frosts Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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