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

Midland Road 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 Midland Road (NN8 1LU) 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 Midland Road (NN8 1LU), the main crime hotspot is near Cambridge Street. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Brickhill and Queensway

Crime Over Time in Midland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Police Station Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cambridge Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glen Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area 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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