Total Crime Rate

233.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.8 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 233.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 82.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.1 9/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Brook Street West area has the 11th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 1,075 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 Brook Street West (NN8 2FL) in the last 12 months was 233.9 per 1,000 residents and was 119.9% 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 Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 68.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Street West (NN8 2FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mannock Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Townsend Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brook Street West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arthur Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Townsend Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckwell End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckwell End Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Buckwell End Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckwell End —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claydon Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pippin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft West Villa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townsend Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pippin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Townsend Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Townsend Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Street West —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Street 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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