Total Crime Rate

27.8 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 27.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 1/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Dallington Spencer , and the 296th 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 The Avenue (NN5 7AJ) in the last 12 months was 27.8 per 1,000 residents and was 76.0% lower than the Dallington Spencer average (115.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 9.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (NN5 7AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Holyrood Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Holyrood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poyntz Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cedar Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Holyrood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Lawns —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stirling Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gibson Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poyntz Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harlestone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poyntz Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poyntz Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poyntz Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holyrood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Holyrood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Mulberry Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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