Total Crime Rate

79.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Broadmead Avenue area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Headlands , and the 430th highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broadmead Avenue (NN3 2QX) in the last 12 months was 79.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% lower than the Headlands average (94.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadmead Avenue (NN3 2QX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Broadmead Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Laburnum Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lindsay Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greenfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Linden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Court

Data Sources

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