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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in LE16: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

LE16 recorded 206 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 4.4 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 37.4% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 1.0% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring52.21 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment206 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 1.0% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

206
trending_down -2.8% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

52.21per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,310

Within LE16 district

West Northamptonshire

46,772

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Prison Map
total: 21 Violence and sexual offences: 18 Criminal damage and arson: 1
21
B669 Map
total: 12 Anti-social behaviour: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 2
12
Medora Close Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 3
10
Rockingham Road Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 6 Burglary: 1
8
Park/Open Space Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 3 Other theft: 2
6
Nightclub Map
total: 5 Shoplifting: 3 Other theft: 1
5
Shopping Area Map
total: 5 Shoplifting: 3 Other theft: 1
5
Supermarket Map
total: 5 Shoplifting: 5
5
Parking Area Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Public order: 1
4
Patrick Street Map
total: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
4

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
206 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
77
37.4%
Anti-social Behaviour
34
16.5%
Shoplifting
24
11.7%
Public Order
18
8.7%
Other Theft
15
7.3%
Criminal Damage & Arson
13
6.3%
Vehicle Crime
8
3.9%
Other Crime
6
2.9%
Burglary
5
2.4%
Drug Offences
5
2.4%
Weapons Possession
1
0.5%

Crime Analysis: LE16

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in LE16 (37.4%). Anti-social Behaviour (16.5%) and Shoplifting (11.7%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in LE16 has fallen slightly — by 1.0%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for LE16 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -2.8%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -1.0%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.1%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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