Total Crime Rate

61.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 61.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tawny Lane area has the 17th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Desborough , and the 505th highest crime rate of 1,080 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 Tawny Lane (NN14 2GH) in the last 12 months was 61.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% lower than the Desborough average (63.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tawny Lane (NN14 2GH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tawny Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Morse Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pipewell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pipewell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pipewell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pipewell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Swift Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Frost Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightingale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kings Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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