Total Crime Rate
123.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Heath Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Burton and Broughton , and the 210th highest crime rate of 1,075 local areas in North Northamptonshire .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Heath Way (NN15 5YF) in the last 12 months was 123.4 per 1,000 residents and was 108.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heath Way (NN15 5YF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sturgess Court, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coppice Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sturgess Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Spring Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Meeting Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sturgess Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sturgess Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sturgess Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heath Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Gardens | Under investigation |
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