Total Crime Rate
82.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Central Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Daventry West , and the 400th highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West 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 Central Avenue (NN11 3QQ) in the last 12 months was 82.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% higher than the Daventry West average (69.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Central Avenue (NN11 3QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gorse Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Furniss Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Daventry West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Furniss Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Furniss Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Furniss Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Furniss Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Furniss Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Furniss Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Furniss Close | Under investigation |
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