Total Crime Rate

99.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 99.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Bideford Square area has the 15th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Kingswood , and the 291st highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bideford Square (NN18 8DW) in the last 12 months was 99.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.7% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bideford Square (NN18 8DW), the main crime hotspot is near Buckfast Square. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bideford Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Burghley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Exmouth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bideford Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bideford Square —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burghley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Burghley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bampton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bampton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bampton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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