Total Crime Rate

70.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harrington Drive area has the 19th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in East Hunsbury and Shelfleys , and the 487th highest crime rate of 1,265 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 Harrington Drive (NN5 4AL) in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harrington Drive (NN5 4AL), the main crime hotspot is near Upton Hall Lane. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harrington Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upton Hall Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upton Hall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Scribers Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scribers Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order The Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Upton Hall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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