Total Crime Rate
98.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Richmond Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Middleton Cheney , and the 319th 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 Richmond Street (OX17 3RT) in the last 12 months was 98.6 per 1,000 residents and was 178.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Richmond Street (OX17 3RT), 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 | Other theft | Dobbins Close | Under investigation |
| 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 | Burglary | The Willows | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newlands | — |
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