Total Crime Rate

257.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 257.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.4 9/10
  • Other theft 41.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Drugs 17.8 10/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Octagon area has the 7th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Corby Rural , and the 54th highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North 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 The Octagon (NN17 1DW) in the last 12 months was 257.4 per 1,000 residents and was 132.4% higher than the Corby Rural average (110.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 74.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Octagon (NN17 1DW), the main crime hotspot is near Gilchrist Avenue. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Octagon area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newton Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gilchrist Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Samuel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilchrist Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilchrist Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Gilchrist Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Gilchrist Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephenson Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Telfords Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rutherford Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Octagon Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Newton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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