Total Crime Rate
66.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rushton Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Rothwell and Mawsley , and the 477th highest 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 Rushton Road (NN14 6HQ) in the last 12 months was 66.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% higher than the Rothwell and Mawsley average (62.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rushton Road (NN14 6HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Oxford Mews. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Rothwell and Mawsley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bell Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baffin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shotwell Mill Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shotwell Mill Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cecil Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Spencer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Mews | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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