Total Crime Rate
68.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Baffin Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Rothwell and Mawsley , and the 474th highest crime rate of 1,075 local areas in North Northamptonshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Baffin Close (NN14 6TD) in the last 12 months was 68.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Baffin Close (NN14 6TD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spring Gardens, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norton Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norton Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ponder Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baffin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rock Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baffin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ponder Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Spring Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Spring Gardens | — |
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