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

Rydalside 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 Rydalside (NN4 8TP) 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 Rydalside (NN4 8TP), 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 Pitstone Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rydalside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hambledon Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Axe Head Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackberry Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joshua Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joshua Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Joshua Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Joshua Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantagenet Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frensham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Blackberry Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Axe Head Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Five Acres Fold Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newstone Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Archangel Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hembury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haselrig Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hembury Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hembury Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Hembury Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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