Total Crime Rate
208.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Charles Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Kingswood , and the 85th highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Charles Street (NN17 1RE) in the last 12 months was 208.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 115.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charles Street (NN17 1RE), 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.
View Crime In Kingswood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lorne Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elizabeth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sidmouth Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sidmouth Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Argyll Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromarty Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stuart Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stuart Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stuart Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lorne Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lorne Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lorne Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Elizabeth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Montrose Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montrose Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Malcolm Court | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Malcolm Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bampton Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bampton Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bampton Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wheatley Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Burghley Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burghley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elizabeth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Campbell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Elizabeth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Morland Road | Under investigation |
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