Total Crime Rate

110.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 110.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 36.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Drugs 20.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Watling Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Daventry East , and the 274th highest crime rate of 1,261 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 Watling Street (NN7 4QQ) in the last 12 months was 110.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% lower than the Daventry East average (120.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watling Street (NN7 4QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Regency Close. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watling Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regency Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Flore Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bull Inn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bull Inn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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