Total Crime Rate
39.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cotswold Close area has the 37th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Braunston and Crick , and the 449th lowest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cotswold Close (NN11 8SP) in the last 12 months was 39.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.0% lower than the Braunston and Crick average (58.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cotswold Close (NN11 8SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fiennes Court, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roderick Way (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burton Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mendip Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashby Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Franklin Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Franklin Way | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drayton Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Quantock Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mendip Court | — |
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