Total Crime Rate

2649.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

787.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2649.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 964.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 787.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 450.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 437.3 10/10
  • Public order 167.2 10/10
  • Robbery 122.2 10/10
  • Other theft 115.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 93.3 10/10
  • Drugs 86.8 10/10
  • Burglary 61.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 48.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 41.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 25.7 10/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sheep Street area has the highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway , and the 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 Sheep Street (NN8 1BS) in the last 12 months was 2649.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2390.6% higher than the Brickhill and Queensway average (106.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 300 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 245 (≈ 787.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheep Street (NN8 1BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 425 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Street (80 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sheep Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Monks Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadway —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanspool Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Swanspool Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheep Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Police Station Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sheep Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cambridge Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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