Total Crime Rate
28.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tavistock Square area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Kingswood , and the 210th 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 Tavistock Square (NN18 8DA) in the last 12 months was 28.1 per 1,000 residents and was 76.2% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tavistock Square (NN18 8DA), 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.
View Crime In Kingswood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lynmouth Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Morland Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bampton Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bampton Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bampton Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Burghley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sidmouth Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sidmouth Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Seaton Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Seaton Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Morland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cecil Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nuthatch Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nuthatch Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nuthatch Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lynton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nuthatch Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nuthatch Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nuthatch Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Flycatcher Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Flycatcher Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Flycatcher Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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