Total Crime Rate

109.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.8 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 109.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Farraxton Square area has the 8th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Sixfields , and the 279th 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 Farraxton Square (NN4 9RQ) in the last 12 months was 109.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farraxton Square (NN4 9RQ), 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 Farraxton Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
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 Joshua Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Joshua Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantagenet Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Five Acres Fold Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Joshua Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Archangel Square 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 —
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Data Sources

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