Total Crime Rate

875.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

350.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 875.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 350.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 221.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 212.5 10/10
  • Drugs 78.1 10/10
  • Other theft 75.0 10/10
  • Public order 50.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 43.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 40.6 8/10
  • Burglary 37.5 10/10
  • Robbery 34.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.8 10/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • 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

Cannon Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway , and the 9th 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 Cannon Street (NN8 4DJ) in the last 12 months was 875.0 per 1,000 residents and was 722.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -27.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 112 (≈ 350.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cannon Street (NN8 4DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Market Street. Police recorded 196 crimes here, including 80 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cannon Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sheep Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cambridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cannon Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Bell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bell Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alma Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Adams Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gordon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adams Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adams Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adams Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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