Total Crime Rate

33.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 33.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nelson Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Daventry West , and the 389th lowest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nelson Avenue (NN11 3QW) in the last 12 months was 33.2 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Avenue (NN11 3QW), the main crime hotspot is near Miller Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furniss Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furniss Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furniss Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furniss Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furniss Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hinton Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furniss Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grebe Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furniss Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Road

Data Sources

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