Total Crime Rate
44.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Blanchard Close area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Delapre and Rushmere , and the 521st lowest 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 Blanchard Close (NN4 6RA) in the last 12 months was 44.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% lower than the Delapre and Rushmere average (118.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blanchard Close (NN4 6RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Casterbridge Court, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Montgomery Way (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Turners Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Casterbridge Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gardeners View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gardeners View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scully Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Springfield | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Brigadier Close | Under investigation |
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