Total Crime Rate
111.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wychewood Close area has the 24th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Corby Rural , and the 251st highest crime rate of 1,075 local areas in North Northamptonshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wychewood Close (NN18 8GX) in the last 12 months was 111.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% higher than the Corby Rural average (108.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wychewood Close (NN18 8GX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arden Close, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clarendon Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Corby Rural| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarendon Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arden Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pennine Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wychewood Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wychewood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Snowdon Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chippenham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chippenham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chippenham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kesteven Way | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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