Earls Barton vs Towcester

Earls Barton has a safety score of 12/100 (High Crime) and recorded 746 crimes in the last 12 months. Towcester has a safety score of 11/100 (High Crime) with 870 crimes. Earls Barton scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Earls Barton shows a year-on-year crime trend of +21.9% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Towcester shows -12.5% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Earls Barton, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (280 incidents). In Towcester, it is Violent Crime (309 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Earls Barton recorded 154 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Towcester recorded 229. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Earls Barton totalled 280 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 309 in Towcester. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Earls Barton recorded 612 crimes (now 746, a change of +21.9%). Towcester recorded 994 crimes previously (now 870, -12.5%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Earls Barton has a resolution rate of 22.6% and Towcester has 25.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Earls Barton falls within the Northamptonshire Police boundary. Towcester is covered by Northamptonshire Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Earls Barton and Towcester. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.