Total Crime Rate

188.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 188.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.1 10/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Birch Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Corby West , and the 105th 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 Birch Avenue (NN18 9LH) in the last 12 months was 188.9 per 1,000 residents and was 113.1% higher than the Corby West average (88.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Avenue (NN18 9LH), the main crime hotspot is near Lavery Court. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavery Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandby Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandby Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Sandby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavery Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavery Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavery Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavery Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blake Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Turner Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Turner Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Turner Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Brangwyn Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brangwyn Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sargent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blake Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lavery Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bonington Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lely Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dobson Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dobson Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Daniell Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beardsley Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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