Total Crime Rate

150.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 150.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.8 9/10
  • Other theft 20.3 10/10
  • Drugs 15.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Shoplifting 9.0 5/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lion Court area has the 11th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Delapre and Rushmere , and the 170th highest 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 Lion Court (NN4 8GR) in the last 12 months was 150.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 76.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 540.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lion Court (NN4 8GR), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Gardens. Police recorded 237 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lion Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Auctioneers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Swan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henry Bird Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Swan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malthouse Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malthouse Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malthouse Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Trenery Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claughton Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Thomas Chapman Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Trenery Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auctioneers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auctioneers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auctioneers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auctioneers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trenery Way —
Apr 2026Drugs Trenery Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Trenery Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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