&w=140&h=140&scale=both)
&w=600&h=370&scale=both)
Burglar jailed for four years following cross-border police investigation
11:00 16/10/2026A 28-year-old man who targeted the home of a professional sportsman in Northamptonshire has been jailed for four years.
Your Neighbourhood Policing Team
Latest updates in your area
More news
&w=140&h=140&scale=both)
You said, we did- community update from your Kettering team
15:00 15/10/2026In July we set three local priorities for the Kettering area and surrounding villages including Ise, Burton, Broughton, Rothwell, Mawsley and Desborough.
Three-month closure order place on nuisance flat in Kettering
13:50 14/10/2026A Kettering flat where drug-related activity made life a misery for others in the community has been made subject to a three-month closure order.
&w=140&h=140&scale=both)
Former Bedfordshire Police radio agent jailed for rape
08:13 13/10/2026A former Bedfordshire Police radio agent has been jailed for seven years for rape and intentional strangulation.
&w=140&h=140&scale=both)
CCTV appeal: Criminal damage in Desborough
10:43 30/09/2026Do you recognise this man? Police officers investigating an incident of criminal damage in Desborough, are appealing for help to identify him.
Crimes and priorities
-
Priority:
Action taken:
-
Priority:
Road safety and road traffic offences
Action taken:
• We continue to carry out regular speed enforcement activity in key hotspot areas highlighted by the community, issuing warning letters where most appropriate and fixed penalty notices to others for speeding offences.
• We have seized 15 vehicles in this period for offences such as no insurance or no MOT.
• We have made four arrests relating to road safety offences such a drink and drug driving and disqualified driving.
• We have issued a total of 20 fixed penalty notices for road safety offences such as speeding and driving standards and reported 14 further drivers for summons for offences.
• Working alongside partners, we continue to carry out parking patrols outside local schools issuing tickets to offending vehicles where appropriate. -
Priority:
Drug dealing and drug misuse
Action taken:
• Following information from the community, we have secured four arrests relating to drug offences.
• We have also secured seven charges and 12 out of court disposals for drug related offences.
• We have executed multiple warrants relating to drug offences following intelligence from the community.
• We continue to carry out regular checks at the addresses of those identified as being vulnerable to being exploited by drug dealers (cuckooing). -
Priority:
Burglary
Action taken:
• We continue to support with burglary investigations visiting the area of every domestic burglary, carrying out proactive patrols in areas to prevent further offences, supporting vulnerable victims, and working with other agencies to provide security advice.
-
Priority:
The new priorities for this period (October 2026 to March 2027) are:
• ASB nuisance motorcycles
• Road safety and road traffic offences
• Drug dealing and drug misuseAction taken:
Our priorities are set for a six month period and reviewed every three months to ensure we continue to deal with what matters most to local people, taking account of feedback shared in our local priorities survey and local crime data.
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 https://www.northamptonshiretalking.co.uk/ or click on the link at the top of the page.