Total Crime Rate
304.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway , and the 38th highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (NN8 4HR) in the last 12 months was 304.7 per 1,000 residents and was 165.9% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 128.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (NN8 4HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 772 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Street (64 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sheep Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Burystead Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Burystead Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Burystead Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sheep Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burystead Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burystead Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sheep Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheep Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A5193 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A5193 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Burystead Place | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burystead Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herriotts Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | West Villa Road | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tithe Barn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tithe Barn Road | Under investigation |
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