Total Crime Rate

172.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 172.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway , and the 120th 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 The Avenue (NN8 4ET) in the last 12 months was 172.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% higher than the Brickhill and Queensway average (114.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 105.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (NN8 4ET), the main crime hotspot is near Market Street. Police recorded 187 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Chequers Lane Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Bell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poplar Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bell Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alma Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lister Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ferrestone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bedale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cannon Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cannon Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salem Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chequers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herriotts Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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