Total Crime Rate

39.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Watts Way area has the 15th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Long Buckby , and the 485th lowest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watts Way (NN6 7QX) in the last 12 months was 39.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.2% lower than the Long Buckby average (52.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 1400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 650.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watts Way (NN6 7QX), the main crime hotspot is near Wright Road. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watts Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skin Yard Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Buswell Paddock Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Buswell Paddock Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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