Total Crime Rate

41.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 17.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Leys Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Rothwell and Mawsley , and the 356th lowest crime rate of 1,075 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leys Avenue (NN14 6JF) in the last 12 months was 41.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% lower than the Rothwell and Mawsley average (54.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leys Avenue (NN14 6JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Street, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Leys Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tresham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheaney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clicker Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plough Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheaney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Meeting Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gladstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Droue Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Droue Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Droue Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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