Crime Rates at Simcoe Close, Earls Barton, Northampton, NN6 0FP

Simcoe Close area has the 39th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway , and the 262nd highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Simcoe Close (NN6 0FP) in the last 12 months was 107.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% lower than the Brickhill and Queensway average (114.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 533.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 170.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Simcoe Close (NN6 0FP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Golding Crescent, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Packwood Crescent (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.