Total Crime Rate

40.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 40.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 37.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Blandford Avenue area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Clover Hill , and the 350th lowest crime rate of 1,075 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blandford Avenue (NN16 9AT) in the last 12 months was 40.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 112.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blandford Avenue (NN16 9AT), the main crime hotspot is near Dickens Drive. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blandford Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brooksdale Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Dale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swinburne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shelley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Copperfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Wordsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brambleside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Dale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brambleside Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickens Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooksdale Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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