Total Crime Rate

123.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 123.9 8/10
  • Other theft 40.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 37.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 14.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ellesmere Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Brackley , and the 237th highest crime rate of 1,261 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 Ellesmere Avenue (NN13 6BX) in the last 12 months was 123.9 per 1,000 residents and was 238.0% higher than the Brackley average (36.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellesmere Avenue (NN13 6BX), the main crime hotspot is near Valley Rise. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ellesmere Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ellesmere Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Crewe Close —
Apr 2026Public order Ellesmere Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Valley Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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