Total Crime Rate

85.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 63.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bugby Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Irthlingborough , and the 374th highest crime rate of 1,075 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bugby Drive (NN9 5XG) in the last 12 months was 85.1 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% higher than the Irthlingborough average (69.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bugby Drive (NN9 5XG), the main crime hotspot is near Welford Avenue. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bugby Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Langley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gardenfields Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Festival Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welford Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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