Total Crime Rate
40.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Magpie Close area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Kingswood , and the 346th lowest 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 Magpie Close (NN18 8FJ) in the last 12 months was 40.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Magpie Close (NN18 8FJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Foxglove Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hatfield Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Oakley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hatfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jackdaw Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunnock Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lapwing Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hatfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Jackdaw Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hatfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jay Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chequers Close | Under investigation |
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