Total Crime Rate
441.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Delapre Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Delapre and Rushmere , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 1,265 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 Delapre Street (NN4 8HA) in the last 12 months was 441.3 per 1,000 residents and was 269.8% higher than the Delapre and Rushmere average (119.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 186.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Delapre Street (NN4 8HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thirlestane Road, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Delapre Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Delapre and Rushmere| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Delapre Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Briar Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hereward Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hereward Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Delapre Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thirlestane Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thirlestane Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Briar Hill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Briar Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thirlestane Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Briar Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxford Street | — |
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