Total Crime Rate

269.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 269.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Drugs 29.5 10/10
  • Public order 14.8 8/10
  • Robbery 14.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle 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

Northampton Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway , and the 47th highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northampton Road (NN8 3PN) in the last 12 months was 269.4 per 1,000 residents and was 135.1% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 155.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northampton Road (NN8 3PN), the main crime hotspot is near Duncan Court. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Northampton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duncan Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Kilby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Northampton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Norman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Osborn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Norman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pytchley Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Western Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs First Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime First Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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