Postcode district · Kettering
Crime in NN14
How much crime is recorded in NN14, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 57,992 (2024)
NN14Postcode district · Kettering
How safe is NN14
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in NN14, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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).
NN14National
Violence and sexual offences16.323.6
Anti-social behaviour14.010.7
Burglary8.49.1
Shoplifting5.48.4
Other theft3.24.5
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Public order2.74.6
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.