Total Crime Rate

300.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 300.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 119.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 81.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sovereign Walk area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Kingswood , and the 39th highest crime rate of 1,075 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sovereign Walk (NN17 1EY) in the last 12 months was 300.2 per 1,000 residents and was 168.9% higher than the Kingswood average (111.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 119.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sovereign Walk (NN17 1EY), the main crime hotspot is near Gilchrist Avenue. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sovereign Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Diamond Drive
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gilchrist Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilchrist Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilchrist Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gilchrist Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilchrist Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilchrist Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bridge Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regal Close

Data Sources

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