Total Crime Rate

69.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 69.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 21.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Thorny Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Finedon , and the 468th highest crime rate of 1,075 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thorny Road (NN8 1NZ) in the last 12 months was 69.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% lower than the Finedon average (87.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorny Road (NN8 1NZ), the main crime hotspot is near Salisbury Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thorny Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brook Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cromwell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dryden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitworth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitworth Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Corrie Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Saxby Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Saxby Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Colwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Saxby Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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