Total Crime Rate
39.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cheltenham Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Kingswood , and the 329th 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 Cheltenham Road (NN18 8RH) in the last 12 months was 39.3 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% lower than the Kingswood average (111.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cheltenham Road (NN18 8RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leicester Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cheltenham Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Oakley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Leicester Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Goodwood Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Goodwood Close | — |
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