Total Crime Rate
56.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sandy Close area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Earls Barton , and the 523rd lowest crime rate of 1,075 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 Sandy Close (NN8 5AY) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% higher than the Earls Barton average (51.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandy Close (NN8 5AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Knights Court, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mitchell Court (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hatton Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cedar Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridgeway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ridgeway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mitchell Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mitchell Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Knights Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knights Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knights Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrowden Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Roche Way | Local resolution |
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