Crime Rates at Hockney Avenue, Barton Seagrave, Kettering, NN15 5UF

Hockney Avenue area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Burton and Broughton , and the 267th lowest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hockney Avenue (NN15 5UF) in the last 12 months was 33.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% lower than the Burton and Broughton average (58.5 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 Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hockney Avenue (NN15 5UF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dovecote Close, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Dunstan'S Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.