Total Crime Rate

163.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 163.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 102.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Drugs 18.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Central Avenue area has the 31st highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Clover Hill , and the 137th 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 Central Avenue (NN16 0LB) in the last 12 months was 163.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% higher than the Clover Hill average (129.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 102.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Central Avenue (NN16 0LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lyveden Place (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Central Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Drugs Hodge Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peartree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durban Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birch Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Althorpe Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Althorpe Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hodge Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hodge Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hodge Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Washington Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Althorpe Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Althorpe Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cardigan Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Althorpe Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Haynes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peartree Close
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Laburnum Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Avondale Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampden Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampden Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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