Total Crime Rate
300.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
119.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sovereign 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.
View Crime In Lloyds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Diamond Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gilchrist Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilchrist Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilchrist Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gilchrist Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilchrist Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gilchrist Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Court | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bridge Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridge Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Regal Close | — |
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