Total Crime Rate
212.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
112.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Queensway area has the 13th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway , and the 75th 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 Queensway (NN8 3QD) in the last 12 months was 212.0 per 1,000 residents and was 99.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 112.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queensway (NN8 3QD), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Stream Bank Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kilnway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrison Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Minerva Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Minerva Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rycroft Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kilnway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Kilnway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Minerva Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Penrith Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Stream Bank Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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