Total Crime Rate

43.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Lea Way area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway , and the 410th 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 Lea Way (NN8 3NR) in the last 12 months was 43.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lea Way (NN8 3NR), 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 Lea Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stream Bank Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kilnway —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kilnway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kilnway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Keats Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tennyson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tennyson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kilnway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kilnway —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Byron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowper Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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