Total Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Finland Way area has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Oakley , and the 370th lowest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Finland Way (NN18 9DB) in the last 12 months was 40.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finland Way (NN18 9DB), the main crime hotspot is near Tromso Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Finland Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Malmo Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skagerrak Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Thetford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Thetford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flensburg Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flensburg Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Breedon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falster Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flensburg Close —
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 2025Burglary Bede Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Karlstad Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tromso Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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