Total Crime Rate

80.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.5 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 80.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Montgomery Way area has the 12th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in East Hunsbury and Shelfleys , and the 422nd highest crime rate of 1,261 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 Montgomery Way (NN4 6LU) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montgomery Way (NN4 6LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakgrove Place, 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.

Crime Over Time in Montgomery Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Turners Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Rising Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Rising Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scully Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Brigadier Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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