Total Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 36.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lancaster Way area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Delapre and Rushmere , and the 442nd lowest crime rate of 1,265 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 Lancaster Way (NN4 8LX) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Way (NN4 8LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ripon Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Towcester Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lancaster Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dartford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bosworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mersey Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leah Bank —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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