Crime Rates at Lower Street, Desborough, Kettering, NN14 2NP

Lower Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Desborough , and the 180th lowest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Street (NN14 2NP) in the last 12 months was 25.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.6% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Street (NN14 2NP), 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.