Total Crime Rate
2.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Birchfield Road East area has the lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Headlands , and the lowest crime rate of 1,261 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 Birchfield Road East (NN3 2SZ) in the last 12 months was 2.5 per 1,000 residents and was 97.3% lower than the Headlands average (93.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Birchfield Road East (NN3 2SZ), the main crime hotspot is near Cherry Close. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Headlands| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cherry Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchfield Road East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | James Lewis Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Almond Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beverley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beverley Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Beverley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Birchfield Road East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Birchfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Orchard Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambria Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cherry Close | Under investigation |
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