Total Crime Rate
291.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
81.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Broadway area has the 5th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway , and the 43rd 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 Broadway (NN8 2DG) in the last 12 months was 291.5 per 1,000 residents and was 174.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 81.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broadway (NN8 2DG), the main crime hotspot is near Sheep Street. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Croyland and Swanspool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tithe Barn Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Broadway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Police Station | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Broadway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Broadway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Swanspool Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Sheep Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheep Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheep Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tithe Barn Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swanspool Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Drive | Under investigation |
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