Total Crime Rate

145.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 145.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 55.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Robbery 9.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Avenue Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway , and the 166th 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 Avenue Road (NN8 4EP) in the last 12 months was 145.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avenue Road (NN8 4EP), 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 Avenue Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alma Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Vehicle crime Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cambridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bell Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Bell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cannon Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Street —
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alliance Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Havelock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Herriotts Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herriotts Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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