Total Crime Rate

68.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 68.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 47.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Northampton Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway , and the 478th highest 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 Northampton Road (NN8 3HG) in the last 12 months was 68.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% lower 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 7 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 Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ).

In the area around Northampton Road (NN8 3HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brook Street West, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Townsend Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Northampton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arthur Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pippin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft West Villa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Croyland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townsend Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croyland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claydon Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckwell End —
Apr 2026Public order Buckwell End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckwell End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckwell End Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Short Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pippin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Townsend Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Townsend Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Street West —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Street West Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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