Crime Rates at Watery Lane, Nether Heyford, Northampton, NN7 3LN

Watery Lane area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bugbrooke , and the 232nd lowest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West 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 Watery Lane (NN7 3LN) in the last 12 months was 23.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% lower than the Bugbrooke average (42.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watery Lane (NN7 3LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Street, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Peak (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.