Total Crime Rate
123.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Longfellow Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway , and the 208th highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Longfellow Road (NN8 3RX) in the last 12 months was 123.7 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% higher than the Brickhill and Queensway average (114.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (β 48.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Longfellow Road (NN8 3RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Goldsmith Road, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Browning Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brickhill and Queensway| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shakespeare Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shelley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Burns Road | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ruskin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ruskin Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Masefield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldsmith Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldsmith Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldsmith Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldsmith Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldsmith Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldsmith Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Goldsmith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shakespeare Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shelley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Browning Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Browning Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pope Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swinburne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Browning Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pope Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Browning Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Browning Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Browning Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Swinburne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Swinburne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Swinburne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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