Total Crime Rate
229.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Olympic Way area has the 14th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway , and the 66th highest crime rate of 1,080 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 Olympic Way (NN8 3EP) in the last 12 months was 229.9 per 1,000 residents and was 100.7% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 103.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Olympic Way (NN8 3EP), the main crime hotspot is near Kilnway. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 38 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Kilnway | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kilnway | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kilnway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kilnway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kilnway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coniston Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Longlands Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kendal Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kendal Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buttermere | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bowness | Under investigation |
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