Total Crime Rate
3.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whittam Close area has the lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Raunds , and the 6th lowest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Whittam Close (NN9 6SL) in the last 12 months was 3.3 per 1,000 residents and was 94.9% lower than the Raunds average (65.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Whittam Close (NN9 6SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fairoaks Drive, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Raunds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fairoaks Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairoaks Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairoaks Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairoaks Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Orwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orwell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Orwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairoaks Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mallows Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laywood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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