Total Crime Rate
79.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
54.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barnwell Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Burton and Broughton , and the 399th 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 Barnwell Close (NN15 5TS) in the last 12 months was 79.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 54.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 120.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barnwell Close (NN15 5TS), the main crime hotspot is near Woodford Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Islip Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Islip Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Islip Close | Under investigation |
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