Total Crime Rate
44.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Riverstone Way area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in East Hunsbury and Shelfleys , and the 546th lowest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Riverstone Way (NN4 9QW) in the last 12 months was 44.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% lower than the East Hunsbury and Shelfleys average (66.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 257.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Riverstone Way (NN4 9QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Upton Valley Way East, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Narrowboat Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In East Hunsbury and Shelfleys| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ashpole Spinney | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tiller Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tiller Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tiller Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hassocks Hedge | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Millstone Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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