Total Crime Rate

162.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 162.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.2 9/10
  • Public order 15.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Petworth Gardens area has the 11th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Corby West , and the 138th highest crime rate of 1,075 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 Petworth Gardens (NN18 0JL) in the last 12 months was 162.7 per 1,000 residents and was 83.5% higher than the Corby West average (88.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 75.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Petworth Gardens (NN18 0JL), the main crime hotspot is near Skipton Close. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Petworth Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Skipton Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Ashurst Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Skipton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skipton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northbrook —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halifax Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northbrook —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Horsham Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pickering Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beanfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Skipton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skipton Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worthing Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beanfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shoreham Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skipton Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granby Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skipton Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrogate Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrogate Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Harrogate Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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