Total Crime Rate

65.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 65.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Rushton Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Desborough , and the 496th 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 Rushton Road (NN14 2RW) in the last 12 months was 65.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rushton Road (NN14 2RW), the main crime hotspot is near Pipewell Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rushton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Pipewell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pipewell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
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Data Sources

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