Total Crime Rate

117.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 117.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 38.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.6 10/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rothwell Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Desborough , and the 228th highest crime rate of 1,075 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 Rothwell Road (NN14 2NS) in the last 12 months was 117.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% higher than the Desborough average (70.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rothwell Road (NN14 2NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Paddock Mews, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Christopher Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rothwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Christopher Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beech Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Saxon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christopher Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beech Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Christopher Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paddock Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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