Total Crime Rate

99.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 99.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 24.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Mulberry Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Desborough , and the 293rd highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North 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 Mulberry Close (NN14 2JQ) in the last 12 months was 99.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.3% higher than the Desborough average (63.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -76.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mulberry Close (NN14 2JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plens View, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mulberry Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mulberry Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Cranesbill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nichols Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Buttercup Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ironwood Avenue
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ironwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thistle Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Foxglove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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