Northampton Kingsthorpe, Headlands & Boothville vs Rushden

Northampton Kingsthorpe, Headlands & Boothville has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) and recorded 4,104 crimes in the last 12 months. Rushden has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 2,738 crimes. Rushden scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Northampton Kingsthorpe, Headlands & Boothville shows a year-on-year crime trend of +13.3% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Rushden shows +3.2% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Northampton Kingsthorpe, Headlands & Boothville, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,161 incidents). In Rushden, it is Violent Crime (893 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Northampton Kingsthorpe, Headlands & Boothville recorded 706 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Rushden recorded 553. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Northampton Kingsthorpe, Headlands & Boothville totalled 1,161 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 893 in Rushden. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Northampton Kingsthorpe, Headlands & Boothville recorded 3,624 crimes (now 4,104, a change of +13.3%). Rushden recorded 2,652 crimes previously (now 2,738, +3.2%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Northampton Kingsthorpe, Headlands & Boothville has a resolution rate of 25.6% and Rushden has 34.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Northampton Kingsthorpe, Headlands & Boothville falls within the Northamptonshire Police boundary. Rushden is covered by Northamptonshire Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Northampton Kingsthorpe, Headlands & Boothville and Rushden. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.