Postcode · Kettering
Crime in NN16 9QA
How much crime is recorded in NN16 9QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kettering Central East
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,156 (2024)
NN16 9QAKettering
How safe is NN16 9QA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN16 9QA 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
37.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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).
NN16 9QANational
Violence and sexual offences32.223.6
Anti-social behaviour18.210.7
Burglary6.79.1
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other theft4.34.5
Public order4.14.6
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other crime2.11.5
Drugs2.02.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 52% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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80
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.