Total Crime Rate

103.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 103.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cotswold Avenue area has the 27th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Dallington Spencer , and the 303rd highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cotswold Avenue (NN5 6BU) in the last 12 months was 103.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% lower than the Dallington Spencer average (109.8 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 65.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotswold Avenue (NN5 6BU), the main crime hotspot is near Porlock Close. Police recorded 24 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 Cotswold Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennine Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Malvern Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Candace Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Candace Court —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chiltern Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porlock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porlock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porlock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Porlock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Porlock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgehill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clee Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennine Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stoneleigh Chase —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clee Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clee Rise —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clee Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Knightscliffe Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Long Mynd Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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