Crime Rates at Volunteer Close, Wootton, Northampton, NN4 6SB

Volunteer Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in East Hunsbury and Shelfleys , and the 239th lowest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Volunteer Close (NN4 6SB) in the last 12 months was 23.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Volunteer Close (NN4 6SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Montgomery Way, 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.