Crime Rates at Shoemakers Close, Earls Barton, Northampton, NN6 0RF

Shoemakers Close area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway , and the 531st lowest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shoemakers Close (NN6 0RF) in the last 12 months was 56.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% lower than the Brickhill and Queensway average (114.6 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 175.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 160.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shoemakers Close (NN6 0RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harcourt Square, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barnard Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.