Total Crime Rate

40.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 40.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 16.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.1 2/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hammerstone Lane area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Sixfields , and the 470th lowest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hammerstone Lane (NN4 8US) in the last 12 months was 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% lower than the Sixfields average (89.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hammerstone Lane (NN4 8US), the main crime hotspot is near Arrow Head Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hammerstone Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Five Acres Fold Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frensham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hembury Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haselrig Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hembury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hembury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Axe Head Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Axe Head Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantagenet Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Blackberry Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hembury Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackberry Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Archangel Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newstone Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hambledon Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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