Crime Rates at Orchard Close, Ringstead, Kettering, NN14 4QX

Orchard Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Irthlingborough , and the 168th 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 Orchard Close (NN14 4QX) in the last 12 months was 24.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% lower than the Irthlingborough average (68.8 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Close (NN14 4QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bates Avenue, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newell Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.