Total Crime Rate
329.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Driffield Grove area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Kingswood , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 1,080 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 Driffield Grove (NN17 1HA) in the last 12 months was 329.1 per 1,000 residents and was 179.3% higher than the Kingswood average (117.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 128.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Driffield Grove (NN17 1HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East Glebe Close (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kingswood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Occupation Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Occupation Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cannock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Glebe Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Quarry Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quarry Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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