Total Crime Rate
139.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rydalside area has the 4th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Sixfields , and the 198th highest crime rate of 1,265 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 Rydalside (NN4 8TP) in the last 12 months was 139.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% higher than the Sixfields average (92.1 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rydalside (NN4 8TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pitstone Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haselrig Square (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sixfields| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pitstone Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hambledon Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Joshua Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Joshua Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Frensham Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brocade Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Floribunda Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Piccadilly Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cissbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Knaphill Crescent | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Plantagenet Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Knaphill Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Arrow Head Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pitstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pitstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Newstone Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Axe Head Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hembury Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cissbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Joshua Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jubilee Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plantagenet Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Blackberry Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Archangel Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dimock Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haselrig Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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