Total Crime Rate

59.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 13.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ellesmere Avenue area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Dallington Spencer , and the 565th highest crime rate of 1,261 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 Ellesmere Avenue (NN5 5NW) in the last 12 months was 59.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% lower than the Dallington Spencer average (109.8 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellesmere Avenue (NN5 5NW), the main crime hotspot is near Saddleback Road. Police recorded 54 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 Ellesmere Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saddleback Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bants Lane —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Saddleback Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Saddleback Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Saddleback Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Staines Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bants Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cameron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cameron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennine Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennine Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Westbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Windsor Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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