Crime Rate in Rushden South, ward

Rushden South has the 8th lowest crime rate of 26 wards in North Northamptonshire district and the 3607th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 372nd lowest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Rushden South in the last 12 months was 62.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% lower than the North Northamptonshire district average (94.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rushden South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 415 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 486 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rushden South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Coffee Tavern Lane, with 50 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Beaconsfield Place (25 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.