Total Crime Rate
91.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cross Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Earls Barton , and the 330th highest 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 Cross Road (NN8 4AT) in the last 12 months was 91.5 per 1,000 residents and was 94.1% higher than the Earls Barton average (47.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cross Road (NN8 4AT), the main crime hotspot is near Paling Close. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Earls Barton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paling Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paling Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pym Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pym Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Highfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Adams Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Paling Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Paling Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Paling Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paling Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paling Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cross Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paling Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Paling Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ferrestone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Alexandra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grant Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grant Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lister Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stanley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adams Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Adams Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nursery Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Albert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shearwater Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Covington Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thrush Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shearwater Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shearwater Lane | Under investigation |
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