Total Crime Rate
35.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cross Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Rothwell and Mawsley , and the 273rd 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 Cross Street (NN14 6DD) in the last 12 months was 35.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% lower than the Rothwell and Mawsley average (54.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cross Street (NN14 6DD), the main crime hotspot is near Norton Street. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baffin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cecil Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ponder Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ponder Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Spring Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Spring Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oxford Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rock Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shotwell Mill Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baffin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norton Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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