Total Crime Rate

197.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 197.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 60.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Public order 21.5 9/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Market Place area has the highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Oundle , and the 90th highest crime rate of 1,075 local areas in North 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 Market Place (PE8 4BA) in the last 12 months was 197.4 per 1,000 residents and was 335.3% higher than the Oundle average (45.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 60.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place (PE8 4BA), the main crime hotspot is near Market Place. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Market Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blackpot Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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