Total Crime Rate
104.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ash Grove area has the 7th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Desborough , and the 273rd highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ash Grove (NN14 2LD) in the last 12 months was 104.4 per 1,000 residents and was 65.4% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -30.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 63.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 73.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ash Grove (NN14 2LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Desborough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edale Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Birchvale Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pevrel Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pevrel Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Ridings | — |
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