Total Crime Rate

149.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 149.9 9/10
  • Other theft 57.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 170th highest crime rate of 1,265 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 149.9 per 1,000 residents and was 287.6% higher than the Brackley average (38.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellesmere Avenue (NN13 6BX), the main crime hotspot is near Valley Rise. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 9 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 (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valley Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valley Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valley Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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