Total Crime Rate
114.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sandpiper Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Earls Barton , and the 242nd highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sandpiper Lane (NN8 4TW) in the last 12 months was 114.8 per 1,000 residents and was 143.5% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandpiper Lane (NN8 4TW), 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 | Vehicle crime | Kittiwake Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nest Farm Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandpiper Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sandpiper Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Robin Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandpiper Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shearwater Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shearwater Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shearwater Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shearwater Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nest Farm Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nest Farm Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nest Farm Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nest Farm Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nest Farm Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nest Farm Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightingale Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thrush Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thrush Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thrush Lane | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thrush Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nursery Drive | Under investigation |
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