Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 142.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.1 10/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Kettering Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 185th highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West 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 Kettering Road (NN1 4AU) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% lower than the Castle average (351.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 79.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 181.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kettering Road (NN1 4AU), the main crime hotspot is near Portland Place. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kettering Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Portland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St Michaels Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Raglan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Raglan Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raglan Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunster Street —
Apr 2026Burglary St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michaels Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michaels Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michaels Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery St Michaels Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Michaels Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Raglan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Michaels Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Cowper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colwyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Colwyn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gray Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burns Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Burns Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Portland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Raglan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilberforce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ethel Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Place —
Apr 2026Public order Portland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Portland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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