Total Crime Rate

2095.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2095.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 586.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 509.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 398.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 132.8 10/10
  • Public order 125.5 10/10
  • Other theft 95.9 10/10
  • Drugs 62.7 10/10
  • Robbery 55.4 10/10
  • Burglary 33.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 33.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 29.5 10/10
  • Other crime 14.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Post Office Square area has the highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Kingswood , and the 3rd 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 New Post Office Square (NN17 1PB) in the last 12 months was 2095.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1678.8% 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 159 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 87.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 217 (≈ 800.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Post Office Square (NN17 1PB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 211 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Post Office Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rossetti Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elizabeth Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Elizabeth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Elizabeth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Elizabeth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Argyll Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromarty Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stuart Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stuart Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lorne Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorne Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorne Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lorne Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campbell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Montrose Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montrose Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Malcolm Court Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other theft Malcolm Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chandlers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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