Wicksteed

The new priorities for this period (April 2026 to September 2026) are:
• Burglary
• Road safety and road traffic offences
• Drug dealing and drug misuse

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.

Here's an update on our work to tackle local priorities from April to June 2026:

Burglary
• During April, a number of town centre businesses were targeted by burglars. Through a combination of CCTV enquiries and facial recognition technology, officers were able to link the majority of these offences to a single suspect. The offender was identified, arrested and remanded into custody.
• Neighbourhood officers continue to support specialist burglary investigators by carrying out house-to-house enquiries, conducting leaflet drops and providing crime prevention advice to residents and businesses.

Road safety and road traffic offences
• Neighbourhood officers have been supporting colleagues from Corby as part of Operation Tides, an initiative aimed at tackling the illegal use of e-scooters. During the operation, more than 80 e-scooters were seized.
• Following reports of anti-social behaviour involving off-road motorcycles in Desborough, officers carried out a dedicated week of action in the area. This resulted in three motorcycles being seized and one man being reported for a number of road traffic offences.
• Officers have also conducted speed enforcement activity at various locations across Kettering, resulting in a number of motorists being reported for speeding offences.

Drug dealing and drug misuse
• Officers executed three warrants at addresses across the area, leading to the discovery and closure of three cannabis cultivation sites. Three men were arrested and subsequently remanded into custody.
• The team also targeted a vehicle known to be linked to suspected drug related activity. The vehicle failed to stop for police, resulting in a pursuit which was safely brought to a conclusion. The driver was arrested on suspicion of road traffic offences and possession of cocaine.
• During high visibility patrols in a priority area, officers encountered a man who was openly smoking cannabis outside his home address. Subsequent searches of the individual and the property led to the seizure of a significant quantity of suspected drugs and cash. The investigation remains ongoing.
• Neighbourhood officers have also continued to carry out regular safeguarding visits to addresses where occupants have been identified as vulnerable to exploitation by drug dealers (cuckooing).

Previous priorities From October 2025 to March 2026
• Road safety and road traffic offences
• Drug dealing and drug misuse
• Burglary

Road safety and road traffic offences
• We’ve completed several speed enforcement patrols in areas that were highlighted by the community as being areas of concern, issuing warning letters where most appropriate and fixed penalty to others for speeding offences.
• We’ve seized four vehicles in this period due to motoring offences such as no insurance or no MOT.
• We’ve made four arrests relating to road safety offences such a drink/drug driving and disqualified drivers.
• We’ve issued a total of six fixed penalty notices for road safety offence such as speeding and driving standards and reported four drivers for summons for offences. Working alongside partners, we’ve continued numerous parking patrols outside local schools issuing tickets to offending vehicles where appropriate.

Drug dealing and drug misuse
• We’ve made four arrests relating to drug offences with many resulting from community intelligence.
• We’ve had six charges and nine out-of-court resolutions for drug related offences.
• We’ve carried out regular checks at the addresses of those identified as being vulnerable to being exploited by drug dealers (cuckooing).
• We‘ve conducted numerous drug warrants following intelligence being received from the local community. This includes the dismantling of cannabis factories located within the town.

Burglary
• We continue to support with burglary investigations and visiting the area of every domestic burglary, support vulnerable victims, working with other agencies to give security advice and patrolled the areas around burglary locations to prevent further offences.
• We have also completed regular community engagement events across the town and rural wards.

Road safety and road traffic offences

• Officers completed several speed enforcement patrols across various locations highlighted by the community as being of particular concern, issuing warning letter to drivers and fixed penalty notice to drivers as appropriate.
• The team seized 13 vehicles in relation to motoring offences, including having no insurance or MOT, and seven people were arrested in connection with offences including drink driving and driving while disqualified.
• During the six-month period, officers have issued 18 fixed penalty notices relating to road safety offences such as speeding and driving standards, and a further 13 drivers have been reported for summons.
• Working alongside our council and education partners across the area, we’ve also continued patrols outside local schools in response to parking issues.

Drug dealing and drug misuse

• During the six-month period, officers made 13 arrests relating to drug offences, with many resulting from community intelligence.
• Investigations have resulted in 19 charges, 13 summons to court, and 31 out-of-court-resolutions for drug related offences.
• The team carried out regular checks at the addresses of those identified as being vulnerable to exploitation by drug dealers (known as cuckooing), and numerous drug warrants have been conducted following information received from the local community.

Burglary

• We continue to support burglary investigations by attending every domestic burglary scene, supporting vulnerable victims, working with partner agencies to provide security advice, and patrolling affected areas to prevent further offences.
• We have also held regular community engagement events across the town and rural wards. These provide an opportunity for residents to meet their local officers, share any concerns they may have about their local area and get crime prevention advice.