Total Crime Rate

91.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 91.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Swallow Close 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 Swallow Close (NN8 4BY) 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 Swallow Close (NN8 4BY), the main crime hotspot is near Shearwater Lane. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Swallow Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightingale Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shearwater Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shearwater Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shearwater Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shearwater Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandpiper Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandpiper Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pym Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pym Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandpiper Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thrush Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Thrush Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thrush Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thrush Lane Local resolution
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Data Sources

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