Total Crime Rate

60.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.2 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 60.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Thistle Drive area has the 18th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Desborough , and the 525th 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 Thistle Drive (NN14 2GZ) in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% lower than the Desborough average (70.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thistle Drive (NN14 2GZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ironwood Avenue, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rowan Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thistle Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Buttercup Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ironwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Green Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Rowan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakwood Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foxglove Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thistle Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thistle Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ironwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Thistle Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ironwood Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Wood Avens Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ironwood Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttercup Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plens View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttercup Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wood Avens Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rosebay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebay Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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