Total Crime Rate
49.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cross Brooks area has the 34th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in East Hunsbury and Shelfleys , and the 569th lowest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cross Brooks (NN4 6AJ) in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% lower than the East Hunsbury and Shelfleys average (65.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cross Brooks (NN4 6AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cross Waters Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ditchford Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brownlee | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brownlee | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brownlee | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wooton Hope Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gateway Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nettle Gap Close | — |
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