Total Crime Rate

41.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 41.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 12.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Wildacre Close area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Desborough , and the 355th 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 Wildacre Close (NN14 2SD) in the last 12 months was 41.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% lower than the Desborough average (70.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wildacre Close (NN14 2SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willow Close, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastbrook Hill (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wildacre Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Ise Vale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rushton Road
Apr 2026Burglary Mayfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Close Local resolution

Data Sources

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