Total Crime Rate
190.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
91.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Frith Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Oakley , and the 101st highest crime rate of 1,075 local areas in North Northamptonshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Frith Close (NN18 8FR) in the last 12 months was 190.4 per 1,000 residents and was 297.1% higher than the Oakley average (47.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 91.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Frith Close (NN18 8FR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Perkins Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Frith Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Oakley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Perkins Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conyger Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Perkins Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Perkins Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Perkins Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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