Total Crime Rate
207.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grafton Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hatton Park , and the 87th highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grafton Close (NN8 5WA) in the last 12 months was 207.8 per 1,000 residents and was 178.7% higher than the Hatton Park average (74.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -40.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grafton Close (NN8 5WA), the main crime hotspot is near Grafton Close. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hatton Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Denby Dale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ribble Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Grafton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ashton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Lytham Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Naseby Close | Under investigation |
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