Total Crime Rate

128.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.8 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 128.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 13.8 3/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Gynwell area has the 10th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Braunston and Crick , and the 222nd 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 Gynwell (NN6 6DB) in the last 12 months was 128.0 per 1,000 residents and was 119.6% higher than the Braunston and Crick average (58.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gynwell (NN6 6DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Knights Hill, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Street (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Gynwell area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Carvells Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carvells Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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