Total Crime Rate

12.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 12.4 1/10
  • Violent crimes 6.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.2 2/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 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

Birch Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Clover Hill , and the 45th 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 Birch Road (NN16 9TA) in the last 12 months was 12.4 per 1,000 residents and was 90.4% lower than the Clover Hill average (129.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Road (NN16 9TA), the main crime hotspot is near Lyveden Place. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutland Street
Apr 2026Public order Washington Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sycamore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peartree Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peartree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Laburnum Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birch Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampden Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampden Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Althorpe Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Summer Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Althorpe Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Althorpe Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Althorpe Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Althorpe Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Althorpe Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Althorpe Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Althorpe Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Althorpe Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampden Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Almond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walnut Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Avondale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avondale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Almond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Avondale Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lyveden Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyveden Place Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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