Total Crime Rate

893.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 893.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 218.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 131.3 10/10
  • Other theft 109.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 96.9 9/10
  • Drugs 90.6 10/10
  • Public order 46.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 37.5 10/10
  • Burglary 34.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 31.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.3 10/10
  • Robbery 25.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Other crime 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

Herriotts Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway , and the 7th 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 Herriotts Lane (NN8 4PU) in the last 12 months was 893.8 per 1,000 residents and was 680.1% 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 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -31.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 103 (≈ 321.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herriotts Lane (NN8 4PU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Herriotts Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glen Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Church Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burystead Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burystead Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Angel Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Angel Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Angel Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Angel Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Burystead Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salem Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Burystead Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Burystead Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tithe Barn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sheep Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheep Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bell Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Bell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tithe Barn Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tithe Barn Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Tithe Barn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Burystead Place Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tithe Barn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herriotts Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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