Crime Rates at Wood Street, Kettering, NN16 9SA

Wood Street area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Clover Hill , and the 430th lowest crime rate of 1,075 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 Wood Street (NN16 9SA) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% lower than the Clover Hill average (129.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Street (NN16 9SA), the main crime hotspot is near Nelson Street. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.