Total Crime Rate

176.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 176.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Ashbrow Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Sixfields , and the 138th highest crime rate of 1,261 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 Ashbrow Road (NN4 8ST) in the last 12 months was 176.3 per 1,000 residents and was 96.1% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 72.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashbrow Road (NN4 8ST), 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 Ashbrow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ring Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ashbrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ring Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ring Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwood Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Southwood Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashbrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southwood Hill —
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 Blackberry Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Blackberry Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frensham Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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