Total Crime Rate

88.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Public order 22.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 10th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Desborough , and the 345th highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (NN14 2ND) in the last 12 months was 88.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% higher than the Desborough average (63.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (NN14 2ND), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 16 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Oak Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Other theft Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gladstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nichols Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Saxon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Burglary B576 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Liner'S Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Tree Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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