Total Crime Rate

125.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 125.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Rothersthorpe Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Sixfields , and the 228th highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rothersthorpe Road (NN4 8HT) in the last 12 months was 125.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% higher than the Sixfields average (89.9 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 59.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rothersthorpe Road (NN4 8HT), the main crime hotspot is near Thorn Hill. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rothersthorpe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dartford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ashbrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Braunston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Braunston Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Braunston Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dartford Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwood Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Southwood Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southwood Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashbrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rotherhithe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rotherhithe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rotherhithe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rotherhithe Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stoneyhurst Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frensham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joshua Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joshua Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Joshua Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Joshua Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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