Total Crime Rate

72.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.0 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 72.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 15.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Spencer Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Burton and Broughton , and the 445th highest crime rate of 1,075 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spencer Street (NN15 5SQ) in the last 12 months was 72.5 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% higher than the Burton and Broughton average (59.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 9.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spencer Street (NN15 5SQ), the main crime hotspot is near Orbit Mews. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Spencer Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orbit Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orbit Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Orbit Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duke Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orbit Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orbit Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orbit Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Hillary Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitney Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langley Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Langley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Thames Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Orbit Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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