Crime Rates at Chapel Close, Barton Seagrave, Kettering, NN15 6WS

Chapel Close area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Burton and Broughton , and the 314th lowest crime rate of 1,075 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 Chapel Close (NN15 6WS) in the last 12 months was 38.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% lower than the Burton and Broughton average (59.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Close (NN15 6WS), the main crime hotspot is near Rook Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.