Total Crime Rate

126.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 126.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Drugs 11.0 9/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 8.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Waveney Way area has the 24th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Dallington Spencer , and the 226th 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 Waveney Way (NN5 7JX) in the last 12 months was 126.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -93.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waveney Way (NN5 7JX), the main crime hotspot is near South Oval. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waveney Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Derwent Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Raynsford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dallington Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebeland Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Glebeland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Park Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Heathville Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Witham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Park Crescent West Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Kingsfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft South Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsfield Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Windrush Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary South Oval Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Oval —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Derwent Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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