Total Crime Rate

155.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 155.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Burglary 25.2 10/10
  • Other crime 11.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Desborough Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Rothwell and Mawsley , and the 144th highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Desborough Road (NN14 6JQ) in the last 12 months was 155.0 per 1,000 residents and was 146.4% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 75.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Desborough Road (NN14 6JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Greening Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Desborough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nunnery Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order High Hill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crown Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Whiteman Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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