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Crime in OX17

How much crime is recorded in OX17, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
West Northamptonshire
Region
East Midlands
Population
39,730 (2024)
Crime

How safe is OX17

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in OX17, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
16.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

OX17National
Violence and sexual offences12.523.6
Burglary10.59.1
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Other theft2.44.5
Public order2.44.6
Shoplifting2.38.4
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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