Total Crime Rate

46.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 46.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.3 2/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bush Close area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway , and the 436th lowest crime rate of 1,080 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 Bush Close (NN8 3GL) in the last 12 months was 46.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.6% 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 Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -65.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bush Close (NN8 3GL), the main crime hotspot is near Grove Street. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bush Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Grove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft College Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs The Promenade Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Promenade Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Promenade
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dybdale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Barnabas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Grove Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Offender given a caution

Data Sources

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