Total Crime Rate
25.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Old Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Brixworth , and the 248th lowest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Old Road (NN6 9LA) in the last 12 months was 25.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% lower than the Brixworth average (39.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old Road (NN6 9LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peters Lane, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near School Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brixworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Peters Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Peters Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Peters Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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