Total Crime Rate
76.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hill Street area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway , and the 417th highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hill Street (NN8 2AL) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% lower than the Brickhill and Queensway average (114.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (β 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).
In the area around Hill Street (NN8 2AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wood Street, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Townsend Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brickhill and Queensway| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | College Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | West Villa Road | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brook Street West | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brook Street West | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brook Street West | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brook Street West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brook Street West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Street West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Street West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Street West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | St Barnabas Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brook Street West | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Townsend Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Townsend Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Short Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Townsend Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Townsend Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Townsend Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Spring Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brook Street West | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Croyland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pilgrim Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | West Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grove Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Grove Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Street | Offender given a caution |
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