Total Crime Rate
86.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shelley Road area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway , and the 361st highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shelley Road (NN8 3DB) in the last 12 months was 86.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shelley Road (NN8 3DB), the main crime hotspot is near Pope Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 15 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaucer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ruskin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ruskin Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Milton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clare Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Clare Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Clare Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Clare Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pope Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pope Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Scott Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Masefield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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