Total Crime Rate

104.4 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 104.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hilltop Avenue 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 Hilltop Avenue (NN14 2LG) 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 Hilltop Avenue (NN14 2LG), the main crime hotspot is near Peaselands. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hilltop Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edale Green —
Sep 2025Burglary Birchvale Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pevrel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peaselands Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pevrel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Ridings —
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Data Sources

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