Northamptonshire Police

Situated in the heart of the midlands, Northamptonshire covers a mixture of towns and villages. The largest concentration of cars can be found in Northampton, while Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough also show high levels of car registrations.

Northamptonshire’s average crime rate is high, with 229 offences per 10,000 cars and the county town of Northampton accounts for a lot of offences. Postcode NN1 recorded 359 comparable car crimes, with the streets surrounding Wellingborough Road accounting for the mainstay of incidents. Other hotspots in Northampton include Kingsthorpe (217 offences) and the area surrounding Eastfield Park, with 174 recorded incidents per 10,000 cars.

Our heatmap also shows Kettering to have a significant problem, with 169 comparable offences recorded, while the safest areas is Market Harborough, which witnessed just 59 incidents per 10,000 cars.

More than 400 incidents involved a Mitsubishi of some kind, while Mercedes-Benz accounted for 305 crimes. The least targeted vehicle was MG, with a mere eight offences. 

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