Total Crime Rate
89.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Nightingale Lane area has the 19th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Earls Barton , and the 338th highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Nightingale Lane (NN8 4TP) in the last 12 months was 89.9 per 1,000 residents and was 90.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nightingale Lane (NN8 4TP), the main crime hotspot is near Gannet Lane. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 38 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 | Nest Farm Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandpiper Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandpiper Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sandpiper Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nest Farm Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nest Farm Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nursery Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shearwater Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shearwater Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shearwater Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kittiwake Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Robin Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightingale Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thrush Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thrush Lane | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thrush Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thrush Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shearwater Lane | Under investigation |
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