Total Crime Rate

77.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 77.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Arden Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Desborough , and the 413th highest crime rate of 1,080 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 Arden Road (NN14 2WL) in the last 12 months was 77.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% higher than the Desborough average (63.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arden Road (NN14 2WL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sherwood Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peaselands (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Arden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Wyre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sherwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sherwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sherwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peaselands Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sherwood Close —
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Data Sources

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