Total Crime Rate

181.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 181.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Public order 8.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Argyll Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Kingswood , and the 114th highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Argyll Street (NN17 1RR) in the last 12 months was 181.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.3% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 137.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Argyll Street (NN17 1RR), 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 Argyll Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromarty Court —
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Forest Gate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Argyll Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stuart Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Wheatley Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stuart Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —

Data Sources

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