Total Crime Rate

234.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.5 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 234.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 105.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.1 9/10
  • Burglary 23.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.5 10/10
  • Drugs 15.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.7 10/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Herriotts Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway , and the 61st highest crime rate of 1,075 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 Herriotts Lane (NN8 4PT) in the last 12 months was 234.4 per 1,000 residents and was 120.3% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 105.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herriotts Lane (NN8 4PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 390 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Street (80 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Herriotts Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs A5128 Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A5193 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Cambridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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