Total Crime Rate
67.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hillcrest Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Burton and Broughton , and the 471st highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North 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 Hillcrest Avenue (NN15 5QD) in the last 12 months was 67.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hillcrest Avenue (NN15 5QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eady Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillcrest Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Burton and Broughton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lily Close | Under investigation |
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