Total Crime Rate

113.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 113.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Dimock Square area has the 7th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Sixfields , and the 262nd 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 Dimock Square (NN4 9RB) in the last 12 months was 113.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dimock Square (NN4 9RB), the main crime hotspot is near Joshua Square. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dimock Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joshua Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haselrig Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frensham Close 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 2026Other theft Hembury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hembury Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hembury Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Five Acres Fold Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hembury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Mallard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farraxton Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Farraxton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farraxton Square —
Apr 2026Drugs Archangel Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hambledon Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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