Total Crime Rate

121.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.8 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 121.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Poplar Street area has the 31st highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway , and the 215th highest crime rate of 1,075 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poplar Street (NN8 4PL) in the last 12 months was 121.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Street (NN8 4PL), 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 Poplar Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alliance Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Cambridge 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 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Public order York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Manor Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Manor Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Havelock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herriotts Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Herriotts Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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