Total Crime Rate
77.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ridding Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Kingswood , and the 416th highest crime rate of 1,075 local areas in North Northamptonshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ridding Close (NN18 8EH) in the last 12 months was 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ridding Close (NN18 8EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Butland Road, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harlech (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kingswood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harlech | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Butland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Butland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Butland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Catchpole Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourne Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oakley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Merestone Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenilworth | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kenilworth | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kenilworth | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harlech | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harlech | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Harlech | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harlech | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kenilworth | Awaiting court outcome |
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