Total Crime Rate
49.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brook Vale area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway , and the 480th lowest crime rate of 1,080 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 Brook Vale (NN8 2UJ) in the last 12 months was 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.7% lower than the Brickhill and Queensway average (114.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brook Vale (NN8 2UJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brickhill and Queensway| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Moreton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spinney Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moreton Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moreton Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brook Vale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spinney Lane | — |
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