Total Crime Rate

64.1 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 64.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Bankside area has the 24th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Kingswood , and the 496th highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bankside (NN18 8AP) in the last 12 months was 64.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.6% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bankside (NN18 8AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Butland Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jay Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bankside area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Butland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jay Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lark Close
Sep 2025Other theft Waver Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Waver Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wick Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thomas Close
Sep 2025Public order Cantle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cantle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cantle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Merestone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cantle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Butland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Butland Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Butland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Butland Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Butland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Butland Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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