Total Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 36.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 9.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.8 3/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Meissen Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Desborough , and the 285th lowest crime rate of 1,075 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meissen Avenue (NN14 2YA) in the last 12 months was 36.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meissen Avenue (NN14 2YA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Addison Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meissen Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braybrooke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haslemere Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addison Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addison Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Crescent

Data Sources

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