Total Crime Rate

145.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 145.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Viking Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Oakley , and the 156th highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North 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 Viking Way (NN18 9DA) in the last 12 months was 145.5 per 1,000 residents and was 207.7% higher than the Oakley average (47.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Viking Way (NN18 9DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Motala Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tromso Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Viking Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tromso Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denmark Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Denmark Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Denmark Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skagerrak Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tromso Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Tromso Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tromso Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Malmo Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Motala Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Narvik Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denmark Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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