Total Crime Rate

147.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 147.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.6 5/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Abbots Way area has the 24th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway , and the 159th highest crime rate of 1,075 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Abbots Way (NN8 2AF) in the last 12 months was 147.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 73.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbots Way (NN8 2AF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 390 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbots Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Friars Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Angel Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burystead Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burystead Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burystead Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A5193 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Burystead Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pippin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Robbery Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft West Villa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pippin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Croyland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5128 Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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