Total Crime Rate

92.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 92.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lower King Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Desborough , and the 339th highest crime rate of 1,075 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 Lower King Street (NN14 2RG) in the last 12 months was 92.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower King Street (NN14 2RG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lower King Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaplins Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaplins Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Breakleys Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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