Total Crime Rate

67.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 67.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 24.5 7/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wordsworth Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Brackley , and the 510th highest 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 Wordsworth Close (NN13 5GF) in the last 12 months was 67.3 per 1,000 residents and was 74.0% higher than the Brackley average (38.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 641.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Close (NN13 5GF), the main crime hotspot is near Northampton Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wordsworth Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Walnut Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Northampton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cedar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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