Total Crime Rate
108.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Newlands area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Middleton Cheney , and the 282nd highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West 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 Newlands (OX17 3QH) in the last 12 months was 108.2 per 1,000 residents and was 205.3% higher than the Middleton Cheney average (35.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 170.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newlands (OX17 3QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cherwell Banks, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dobbins Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Middleton Cheney| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cherwell Banks | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arundel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dobbins Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Willows | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newlands | — |
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