Total Crime Rate
29.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bridgewater Close area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Brackley , and the 316th lowest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bridgewater Close (NN13 6DE) in the last 12 months was 29.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% lower than the Brackley average (36.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bridgewater Close (NN13 6DE), 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.
View Crime In Brackley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thomas Crewe Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ellesmere Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ellesmere Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pebble Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pebble Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Valley Rise | Under investigation |
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