Crap Towns / Desborough / Crime

How much crime is there in Desborough?

The police recorded 50.0 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Desborough from September 2023 to August 2026, 34% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 24.4. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 52.4, up from 46.9 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	46.9	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	50.6	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	52.4	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	24.4	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	4.9	7.0
Shoplifting	4.8	7.1
Vehicle crime	3.2	3.8
Other theft	3.0	5.4
Burglary	2.9	3.1
Public order	2.4	6.6
Other crime	1.8	2.0
Drugs	1.2	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.7	0.8
Robbery	0.5	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Wellingborough	17.5 km	105
Kettering	8.4 km	94.9
Corby	10.4 km	81.7
Rothwell	2.6 km	63.6
Market Harborough	7.9 km	60.1
Irthlingborough	19.3 km	53.1
Desborough	–	50.0
Burton Latimer	13.0 km	42.7
Earls Barton	20.3 km	36.8
Brixworth	14.2 km	30.5
Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt	16.1 km	29.9
The typical town	–	76.2