Total Crime Rate

225.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 225.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 134.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Kingsway area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Croyland and Swanspool , and the 68th highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsway (NN8 2HE) in the last 12 months was 225.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% lower than the Croyland and Swanspool average (233.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 60.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsway (NN8 2HE), the main crime hotspot is near Mannock Road. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Pindar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Windmill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henshaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henshaw Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mannock Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mannock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windmill Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mannock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Windmill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charles Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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