Total Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 50.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 Lane area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Delapre and Rushmere , and the 585th lowest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rothersthorpe Lane (NN4 8HX) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rothersthorpe Lane (NN4 8HX), the main crime hotspot is near Southwood Hill. Police recorded 39 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 Rothersthorpe Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Braunston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwood Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rotherhithe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rotherhithe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Braunston Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southwood Hill —
Apr 2026Robbery Southwood Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lancaster Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chelmsford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dartford Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rotherhithe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rotherhithe Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dartford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingmaker Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bosworth Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Braunston Close —
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Data Sources

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