Total Crime Rate
73.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Orwell Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Raunds , and the 430th highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Orwell Close (NN9 6SG) in the last 12 months was 73.4 per 1,000 residents and was 11.7% higher than the Raunds average (65.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Orwell Close (NN9 6SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fairoaks Drive, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orwell Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Raunds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Orwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laywood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairoaks Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairoaks Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairoaks Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fairoaks Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairoaks Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Orwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orwell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mallows Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottesbrooke Way | Under investigation |
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