Total Crime Rate
132.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Ridings area has the 7th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bugbrooke , and the 219th highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Ridings (NN7 2NH) in the last 12 months was 132.3 per 1,000 residents and was 209.5% higher than the Bugbrooke average (42.7 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 Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Ridings (NN7 2NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abbots Way, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bugbrooke| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hyde Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walkers Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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