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Braunston & Crick

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The north west of the West Northamptonshire. About 12,145 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 123 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 58% of people in Braunston & Crick live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
12,451
1,449th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
58%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
87.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Braunston & Crick compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Braunston & CrickMiddle
Population35 wards, West Northamptonshire · 2021
Population: every ward in West Northamptonshire35 areas from 3,856 to 20,466. The middle area is 11,768. Braunston & Crick is 12,451.
12,45116th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares35 wards, West Northamptonshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in West Northamptonshire35 areas from 46.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Braunston & Crick is 58.0%.
58%4th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage35 wards, West Northamptonshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in West Northamptonshire35 areas from 69.5% to 99.8%. The middle area is 96.8%. Braunston & Crick is 87.9%.
87.9%6th lowest
Claimant rate35 wards, West Northamptonshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in West Northamptonshire35 areas from 1.1% to 6.8%. The middle area is 2.5%. Braunston & Crick is 2.0%.
2.0%joint 9th lowest

Is Braunston & Crick safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Braunston & Crick at a rate of 61.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 92.1 per 1,000 people across West Northamptonshire.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 108 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Braunston & Crick.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (291), other crime (203) and anti-social behaviour (146).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of West Northamptonshire

These figures are published for the whole of West Northamptonshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of West Northamptonshire and not Braunston & Crick alone. See West Northamptonshire

Average house price
£289,726
Up 0.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,000
157th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.6×
Joint 156th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
16.6
Joint 119th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Braunston & Crick in brief

Braunston & Crick had 12,451 usual residents at the census.

About 58% of people in Braunston & Crick live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Braunston & Crick, 87.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Braunston & Crick, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.