Total Crime Rate

197.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 197.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Steele Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway , and the 97th 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 Steele Road (NN8 3JN) in the last 12 months was 197.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 101.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Steele Road (NN8 3JN), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Steele Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kilnway —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birchfield Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kilnway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kilnway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kilnway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kilnway —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stream Bank Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Birchfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Birchfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minerva Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minerva Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Minerva Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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