Total Crime Rate

277.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 277.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 132.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Public order 21.1 9/10
  • Other theft 15.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Robbery 9.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Second Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway , and the 48th highest crime rate of 1,075 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 Second Avenue (NN8 3PX) in the last 12 months was 277.1 per 1,000 residents and was 160.5% higher than the Brickhill and Queensway average (106.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 81.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Second Avenue (NN8 3PX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Second Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanwell Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Norman Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour First Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaucer Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Milton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milton Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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