Total Crime Rate
58.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wordsworth Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Brackley , and the 581st highest crime rate of 1,261 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 58.1 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% higher than the Brackley average (36.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 200.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wordsworth Close (NN13 5GF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Northampton Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Otter Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brackley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Northampton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ellesmere Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ellesmere Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Northampton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Northampton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Northampton Road | Under investigation |
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