How many crimes were reported where you live in latest figures from Northamptonshire Police
Latest figures have revealed there were more than 2,900 crimes reported across the north of the county during May 2026.
This works out at an average of 94 crimes per day during the month.
Every month, new crime data is uploaded to police.uk and it includes statistics on the types of crime being reported in each area of the county.
The latest figures are now available online, with the most recent data referring to May this year.
We’ve taken a look at how many crimes were reported in each of the wards across Kettering, Corby, Wellingborough and Rushden during this period.
This snapshot of crime at a local level shows that violence and sexual offences came out top in 10 of the 18 areas.
And anti-social behaviour was the most commonly reported crime in the remaining eight areas.
The Kettering Central ward had the highest total number of crimes with 497 incidents reported during May.
The following breakdown shows how many crimes were reported in total in each area of north Northamptonshire and the most reported crime for that area too.
Total crimes reported / Most reported crime for the area
Burton and Broughton: 73 crimes / Anti-social behaviour – 31
Corby Industrial and Rural: 124 crimes / Anti-social behaviour – 33
Corby Town: 454 crimes / Violence and sexual offences – 192
Desborough: 116 crimes / Anti-social behaviour – 47
Earls Barton: 64 crimes / Violence and sexual offences – 27
Finedon: 140 crimes / Violence and sexual offences – 49
Higham Ferrers: 122 crimes / Violence and sexual offences – 38
Irchester: 40 crimes / Violence and sexual offences – 17
Irthlingborough and Raunds: 173 crimes / Anti-social behaviour – 53
Ise: 52 crimes / Violence and sexual offences - 14
Kettering Central: 497 crimes / Violence and sexual offences – 190
Oundle: 56 crimes / Anti-social behaviour – 17
Rothwell and Mawsley: 87 crimes / Anti-social behaviour – 29
Rushden: 242 crimes / Violence and sexual offences – 76
Thrapston: 49 crimes / Anti-social behaviour – 16
Wellingborough North: 253 crimes / Anti-social behaviour – 101
Wellingborough South: 277 crimes / Violence and sexual offences – 95
Wicksteed: 104 crimes / Violence and sexual offences - 46
For more information about crimes where you live and to see local crime maps, visit the your area page on the Northants Police website and search for your specific area.
Local policing teams regularly set priorities to help them target specific issues for different areas.
A spokesman for Northants Police said: “To have your say on what you would like your neighbourhood officers to focus on, and to get updates from them about crime and policing activity in your area, please visit Northamptonshire Talking at https://www.northamptonshiretalking.co.uk.”
If you need to report a crime, call 999 if it is an emergency or 101 for non-emergency enquiries.
Crimes can also be reported anonymously to Crimestoppers online or by calling 0800 555111.