Total Crime Rate

55.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.6 4/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Friars Avenue area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Delapre and Rushmere , and the 620th highest crime rate of 1,265 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 Friars Avenue (NN4 8PY) in the last 12 months was 55.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friars Avenue (NN4 8PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Winchester Close, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mere Close (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Friars Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Gloucester Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Winchester Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Friar'S Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Friar'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scotney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Mere Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Friar'S Crescent —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Friar'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gloucester Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friar'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Delamere Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winchester Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winchester Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order George Nutt Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Nutt Court —
Sep 2025Burglary Glastonbury Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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