Total Crime Rate

67.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 67.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 24.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Chaffinch Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Desborough , and the 484th highest crime rate of 1,075 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chaffinch Road (NN14 2GF) in the last 12 months was 67.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% lower than the Desborough average (70.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaffinch Road (NN14 2GF), the main crime hotspot is near Pipewell Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chaffinch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Green Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Rowan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pipewell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pipewell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
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Data Sources

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