Total Crime Rate
23.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shelley Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway , and the 146th lowest crime rate of 1,075 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 Shelley Road (NN8 3ED) in the last 12 months was 23.3 per 1,000 residents and was 78.1% lower than the Brickhill and Queensway average (106.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (β 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shelley Road (NN8 3ED), the main crime hotspot is near Wordsworth Road. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swinburne Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burns Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shakespeare Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longfellow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Longfellow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Longfellow Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bronte Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swinburne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Swinburne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burns Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wordsworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wordsworth Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wordsworth Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Park Farm Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Farm Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Farm Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Road | Under investigation |
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