Total Crime Rate

4045.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 4045.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 2038.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 610.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 562.7 10/10
  • Public order 215.4 10/10
  • Other theft 106.1 10/10
  • Drugs 90.0 10/10
  • Robbery 90.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 83.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 77.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 48.2 10/10
  • Burglary 45.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 32.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 32.2 10/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
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

Sheep Street area has the highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway , and the highest crime rate of 1,080 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 1BY) in the last 12 months was 4045.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3430.6% higher than the Brickhill and Queensway average (114.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 634 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , down -42.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 86.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 280 (≈ 900.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheep Street (NN8 1BY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 815 crimes here, including 80 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sheep Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/106)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Church Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Burystead Place Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swanspool Parade —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chequers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Chequers Lane Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friars Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheep Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tithe Barn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Burystead Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Burystead Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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