Total Crime Rate

108.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 108.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.3 9/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Westleigh Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Burton and Broughton , and the 258th highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North 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 Westleigh Road (NN15 5AL) in the last 12 months was 108.7 per 1,000 residents and was 85.6% higher than the Burton and Broughton average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 73.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 146.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westleigh Road (NN15 5AL), the main crime hotspot is near East Wood Avenue. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westleigh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Peveril Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deene Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warkton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warkton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Wood Avenue —
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Data Sources

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