Crime Rates at Bracken Close, Kettering, NN16 9BG

Bracken Close area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Clover Hill , and the 263rd 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 Bracken Close (NN16 9BG) in the last 12 months was 34.4 per 1,000 residents and was 73.4% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bracken Close (NN16 9BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dickens Drive, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blandford Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.