Total Crime Rate

64.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 8th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Oakley , and the 495th highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Viking Way (NN18 9DU) in the last 12 months was 64.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Viking Way (NN18 9DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Motala Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Flensburg 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Motala Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tromso Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flensburg Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flensburg Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flensburg Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Breedon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skagerrak Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falster Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tromso Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Other theft Malmo Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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