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

Midland Road 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 Midland Road (NN8 1HF) 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 Midland Road (NN8 1HF), the main crime hotspot is near Market Street. Police recorded 196 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 Midland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tithe Barn Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Bell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bell Street —
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
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alma Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cannon Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcomen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gordon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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