Total Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 35.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cowslip Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Kingswood , and the 276th 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 Cowslip Close (NN18 8LF) in the last 12 months was 35.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowslip Close (NN18 8LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Butland Road, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carlisle Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cowslip Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hafod Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bourne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merestone Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boughton Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flatford Close

Data Sources

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