Total Crime Rate

60.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 60.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Howard Avenue area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Corby Rural , and the 519th highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howard Avenue (NN17 2RX) in the last 12 months was 60.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% lower than the Corby Rural average (110.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Avenue (NN17 2RX), the main crime hotspot is near Corby Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Howard Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hood Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wimborne Walk —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cottesbrooke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weymouth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Weymouth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Collingwood Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raleigh Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Duckworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howe Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wimborne Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodney Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Corby Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Corby Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Corby Road —
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Data Sources

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