Total Crime Rate

46.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 46.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lexton Gardens area has the 11th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Middleton Cheney , and the 539th lowest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lexton Gardens (OX17 2LA) in the last 12 months was 46.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% higher than the Middleton Cheney average (35.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lexton Gardens (OX17 2LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lexton Gardens, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Salmons Lane (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lexton Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thenford Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Lexton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braggintons Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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