Total Crime Rate

15.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 15.0 1/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Birchfield Road East area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Headlands , and the 103rd 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 Birchfield Road East (NN3 2SZ) in the last 12 months was 15.0 per 1,000 residents and was 84.1% lower than the Headlands average (94.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ).

In the area around Birchfield Road East (NN3 2SZ), the main crime hotspot is near Cherry Close. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birchfield Road East area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Cambria Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Courtyard Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bush Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cherry Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Cambria Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Birchfield Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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