Total Crime Rate

708.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

382.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 708.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 382.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 270.0 10/10
  • Drugs 118.8 10/10
  • Public order 99.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 69.1 10/10
  • Other theft 43.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.6 9/10
  • Burglary 25.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.6 10/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Robbery 6.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Waterside Way area has the highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Delapre and Rushmere , and the 15th highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterside Way (NN4 7XD) in the last 12 months was 708.4 per 1,000 residents and was 497.4% higher than the Delapre and Rushmere average (118.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 125 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 177 (≈ 382.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterside Way (NN4 7XD), the main crime hotspot is near Waterside Way. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterside Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterside Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Waterside Way Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterside Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterside Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterside Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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