Total Crime Rate

145.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.4 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 145.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 60.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Knaphill Crescent area has the 4th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Sixfields , and the 178th 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 Knaphill Crescent (NN4 8TE) in the last 12 months was 145.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.3% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knaphill Crescent (NN4 8TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arrow Head Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cissbury Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Knaphill Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hembury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newstone Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hembury Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hembury Place
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
Apr 2026Public order Axe Head Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Axe Head Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hembury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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