Crime Rates at Wessex Close, Kettering, NN16 9UG

Wessex Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 130 local areas in Clover Hill , and the 80th lowest crime rate of 1,080 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 Wessex Close (NN16 9UG) in the last 12 months was 16.3 per 1,000 residents and was 88.2% lower than the Clover Hill average (137.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wessex Close (NN16 9UG), the main crime hotspot is near Malvern Close. Police recorded 176 crimes here, including 95 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.