Towcester and Roade

The new priorities for this period (October 2025 to March 2026) are:
• Rural crime
• Road safety and road traffic offences
• Drug dealing and drug misuse

Issued 03 October 2025

Our priorities are set for a six month period and reviewed every three months to ensure we continue to deal with what matters most to local people, taking account of feedback shared in our local priorities survey and local crime data.
To have your say on what you would like your neighbourhood officers to focus on, and to get updates from them about crime and policing activity in your area, please visit Northamptonshire Talking https://www.northamptonshiretalking.co.uk/ or click on the link at the top of the page.

Actioned 03 October 2025

Road Safety & Road Traffic Offences

Issued 01 October 2024

You Said, We Did - October 2024 to March 2025
•A young male received a Section 59 Police Reform Act Warning for anti-social use of his vehicle in Orion Drive in Brackley – the use of this road in this manner has been referred to a Joint Action Group (multi-agency) to consider any other options to disrupt and detect this type of behaviour.
•Residents in Silverstone have raised concerns over the volume of traffic displaced through the village due to A43 roadworks. As a result, additional mobile speed camera work will be undertaken and the road contractors are looking at improved signage to alleviate some of the issues.
•Officers have conducted proactive patrols and dealt with drivers for various offences, including lack of insurance or tax, mobile phone use and not wearing a seatbelt.
•Speed enforcement checks have been carried out across the area in locations where speeding has been raised as a concern by the community.
•Sixth form students at Campion, Sponne and EWS Roade schools have received an input about road safety, including the effects of drink and drug driving, the importance of ensuring vehicles are road worthy and the consequences of driving offences
•A Christmas drink drive campaign saw officers completing proactive patrols and delivering drink and drug driving awareness literature to rural public houses.
•Officers in Brackley continue to actively enforce insurance requirements related to delivery drivers.
•A number of licensing issues related to taxi drivers operating without their plates being displayed have been identified, and these have been reported back to the relevant licensing authority to enforce.
•Officers completed a multi-agency enforcement day on the A5 near Towcester. Results included three tyre related offences, one offence of no tachograph fitted, three overweight vehicles, 11 vehicles with insecure loads, one vehicle with no insurance, 15 incidents, where words of advice were given, including insurance admin issues, defective lights, and vehicle modifications. Two drivers were reported for driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence, and officers made one arrest of a male in connection with a theft offence.

Actioned 01 April 2025

Drug Supply

Issued 01 October 2024

You Said, We Did - October 2024 to March 2025
•The neighbourhood team has executed four warrants under the Misuse of Drugs Act across the South Northants area. These resulted in two arrests, with these investigations still ongoing. One of the warrants located a cannabis factory containing over 500 plants.
•The neighbourhood team continues to collate information provided by the public in relation to areas identified as hotspots for drug use. Officers also have several cases in progress in relation to the supply of class A and B drugs within the South Northants area.
•A number of young people have been stopped and searched by officers and found to be in possession of drugs. These children have been safeguarded and their involvement resolved by completing unpaid work via the Immediate Justice Scheme.

Actioned 01 April 2025