Total Crime Rate

195.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 195.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.1 8/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Public order 15.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Brecon Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Dallington Spencer , and the 116th highest crime rate of 1,265 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 Brecon Street (NN5 7DG) in the last 12 months was 195.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.9% higher than the Dallington Spencer average (115.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 120.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brecon Street (NN5 7DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Swansea Crescent, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Monmouth Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brecon Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spencer Haven —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lyttleton Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lyttleton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Tintern Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swansea Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyttleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Countess Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Aberdare Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Aberdare Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Countess Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spencer Haven Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Monmouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penarth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Penarth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Penarth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penarth Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shankley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merthyr Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Countess Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brecon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brecon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Merthyr Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merthyr Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merthyr Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merthyr Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merthyr Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Littlewood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shankley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lyttleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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