Total Crime Rate

51.4 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 51.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lapford Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Kingswood , and the 492nd lowest 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 Lapford Road (NN18 8BS) in the last 12 months was 51.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lapford Road (NN18 8BS), the main crime hotspot is near Morland Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 26 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 (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Thrush Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flycatcher Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Burghley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidmouth Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Sidmouth Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seaton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Seaton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Morland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cecil Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lynton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morland Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Flycatcher Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nuthatch Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lapwing Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flycatcher Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nuthatch Close —
Sep 2025Public order Lynmouth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nuthatch Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nuthatch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nuthatch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nuthatch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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