Total Crime Rate

163.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.2 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 163.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 86.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.5 9/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.6 5/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Olympic Way area has the 21st highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway , and the 136th highest crime rate of 1,075 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 163.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 86.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Olympic Way (NN8 3EP), the main crime hotspot is near Kilnway. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Olympic Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorpe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kilnway Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kilnway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penrith Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kilnway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Conway Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Conway Close 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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