Total Crime Rate
39.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Perkins Close area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Burton and Broughton , and the 327th lowest crime rate of 1,075 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 Perkins Close (NN15 5ZE) in the last 12 months was 39.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Perkins Close (NN15 5ZE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Goodwood Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Talbot Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Silverstone Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Coombe | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baldwin Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knockhill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cadwell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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