Total Crime Rate

154.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 154.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.2 7/10
  • Drugs 22.5 10/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wenlock Way area has the 17th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Dallington Spencer , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 1,265 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 Wenlock Way (NN5 6EB) in the last 12 months was 154.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.2% higher than the Dallington Spencer average (115.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wenlock Way (NN5 6EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Darwin Walk, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cotswold Court (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wenlock Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whernside Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pendle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cotswold Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cotswold Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Linley Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Long Mynd Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Long Mynd Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Mordaunt Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Mordaunt Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pendle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pendle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darwin Walk —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darwin Walk —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darwin Walk —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whernside Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wenlock Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wenlock Way —
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Data Sources

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