Total Crime Rate

109.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.4 8/10
  • Burglary 10.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

High Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Desborough , and the 256th 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 High Street (NN14 2NA) in the last 12 months was 109.6 per 1,000 residents and was 73.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (NN14 2NA), the main crime hotspot is near Liner'S Yard. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Liner'S Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gladstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kings Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaplins Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nichols Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooke Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Saxon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary B576 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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