Crime Rates at Dunkirk Avenue, Desborough, Kettering, NN14 2PN

Dunkirk Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Desborough , and the 236th lowest crime rate of 1,075 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 Dunkirk Avenue (NN14 2PN) in the last 12 months was 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunkirk Avenue (NN14 2PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Paddock Mews, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chaplins Lane (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.