Postcode · Kettering
Crime in NN14 2WE
How much crime is recorded in NN14 2WE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Desborough
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,050 (2024)
NN14 2WEKettering
How safe is NN14 2WE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN14 2WE area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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 2WENational
Anti-social behaviour38.710.7
Violence and sexual offences26.923.6
Burglary13.79.1
Shoplifting6.38.4
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Other theft5.04.5
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Other crime1.51.5
Public order1.14.6
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.