Total Crime Rate

19.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 19.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Washle Drive area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Middleton Cheney , and the 159th lowest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West 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 Washle Drive (OX17 2PY) in the last 12 months was 19.5 per 1,000 residents and was 44.9% lower than the Middleton Cheney average (35.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Washle Drive (OX17 2PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashlade, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Braggintons Lane (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Washle Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Salmons Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Tulbrook Stones Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashlade —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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