Postcode · Kettering
Crime in NN14 2LY
How much crime is recorded in NN14 2LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Desborough
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,327 (2024)
NN14 2LYKettering
How safe is NN14 2LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN14 2LY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NN14 2LYNational
Violence and sexual offences19.123.6
Anti-social behaviour14.710.7
Burglary5.69.1
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other theft2.84.5
Public order2.44.6
Drugs1.72.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Shoplifting0.68.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.