Total Crime Rate
119.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Embankment area has the 6th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Finedon , and the 222nd 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 The Embankment (NN8 1LD) in the last 12 months was 119.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% higher than the Finedon average (82.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 69.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 313.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Embankment (NN8 1LD), the main crime hotspot is near B573. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Finedon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ultra Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ultra Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ultra Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carton Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Senwick Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Irthlingborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Chapman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Chapman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Embankment | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Irthlingborough Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Embankment | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Corrie Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Embankment | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B573 | Under investigation |
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