Total Crime Rate

25.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 25.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Union Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Desborough , and the 170th 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 Union Street (NN14 2RJ) in the last 12 months was 25.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Street (NN14 2RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Pipewell Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Union Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kings Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightingale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Frost Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunkirk Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Breakleys Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Morse Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Swift Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pipewell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pipewell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pipewell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pipewell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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