Total Crime Rate

32.5 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 32.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Hillary Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Kingswood , and the 254th lowest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillary Close (NN18 8SQ) in the last 12 months was 32.5 per 1,000 residents and was 72.5% lower than the Kingswood average (117.8 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillary Close (NN18 8SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nuthatch Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Forbes Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hillary Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corfe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nuthatch Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Flycatcher Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flycatcher Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nuthatch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nuthatch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nuthatch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nuthatch Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flycatcher Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nuthatch 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

Data Sources

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