Total Crime Rate
31.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elmhurst Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Boothville and Parklands , and the 359th lowest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West 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 Elmhurst Avenue (NN3 2LD) in the last 12 months was 31.5 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% lower than the Boothville and Parklands average (80.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elmhurst Avenue (NN3 2LD), the main crime hotspot is near Lindsay Terrace. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Boothville and Parklands| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Greenfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Laburnum Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chestnut Court | — |
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