Total Crime Rate
100.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cowper Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway , and the 298th 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 Cowper Road (NN8 3NN) in the last 12 months was 100.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cowper Road (NN8 3NN), 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.
View Crime In Brickhill and Queensway| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Ruskin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tennyson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kilnway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Kilnway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kilnway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stream Bank Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stream Bank Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stream Bank Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tennyson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stream Bank Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tennyson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tennyson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Tennyson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaucer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaucer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chaucer Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cowper Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tennyson Road | Under investigation |
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