Total Crime Rate

37.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 37.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 24.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lapford Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Kingswood , and the 313th lowest crime rate of 1,075 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 Lapford Road (NN18 8BS) in the last 12 months was 37.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.1% lower than the Kingswood average (111.7 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lapford Road (NN18 8BS), the main crime hotspot is near Morland Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lapford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Honiton Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidmouth Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheriton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Totnes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Totnes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Totnes Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tavistock Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tavistock Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Totnes Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Sidmouth Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lundy Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cecil Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunnock Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lapwing Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jackdaw Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Jackdaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nuthatch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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