Total Crime Rate
20.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Braunston and Crick , and the 166th lowest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (NN6 6HT) in the last 12 months was 20.1 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% lower than the Braunston and Crick average (58.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (NN6 6HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Street, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Salford Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gardners Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gardners Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gardners Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Abbey View | — |
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