Crime Rates at Poplar Close, Rushden, NN10 9HB

Poplar Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Rushden Pemberton West , and the 151st lowest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poplar Close (NN10 9HB) in the last 12 months was 23.1 per 1,000 residents and was 76.9% lower than the Rushden Pemberton West average (99.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 466.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Close (NN10 9HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oxford Street, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashby Drive (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.