Total Crime Rate

38.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rochester Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Kingswood , and the 348th lowest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rochester Road (NN18 8PN) in the last 12 months was 38.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% lower than the Kingswood average (117.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rochester Road (NN18 8PN), the main crime hotspot is near Hatfield Close. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rochester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osbourne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corfe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hatfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hatfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hatfield Close —
Sep 2025Public order Shackleton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grant Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osbourne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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