Windmill
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Find out what's happening in your area and keep in touch with Northamptonshire Police, its partners, and our emergency services through our free messaging service.
The Neighbourhood Alert messaging system enables residents, businesses and community groups to keep in touch with local policing teams. You can choose to receive updates on crimes, latest information on on-going incidents and learn more about what events are being planned in your area. You can also respond to messages to ask questions or give feedback to your local policing team.
You're invited to sign up and become a registered recipient of messages relevant to the area where you live or work.
We also offer you the opportunity to choose the type of messages you wish to receive.
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Please note that this service is not for reporting crimes or incidents – to make a report please contact Northamptonshire Police via the Home | Northamptonshire Police (northants.police.uk) or alternatively by dialling 101. Please remember if there is a crime in progress or someone’s life is in danger dial 999.
Upcoming Events
Police surgery Windmill Avenue, Kettering
- NN15 7DZ, Windmill Avenue, NN15 7DZ
- 11/11/2026 13:00
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World Day of Remembrance Memorial Service
- The Holy Sepulchre, Church and Church Halls, 1 Church Lane, NN1 3NL
- 15/11/2026 14:00
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Knife Amnesty - Grange Place Shops
- Central Co-op Food - Grange Place, Kettering, 1-5 Grange Place, NN16 0NT
- 17/11/2026 13:00
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Knife Amnesty - North Park, Kettering
- North Park outdoor Sports facility, , NN16 9JT
- 19/11/2026 10:00
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Kettering Central - Windmill
Vince Bangs
Police Constable
Steven Cheatham
Sergeant
Greg Gostage
Sergeant
Babs Loveday
Police Community Support Officer
Matthew Rock
Inspector
Corina Saviuc
Police Community Support Officer
NPT Specialist Roles
Christian Buckenham
Police Constable - Hate Crimes Officer
Steve Coles- Secondary School Education Role
Police community support officer
Anna Starkey
PC
Local Priority Issues
| Priority | Action taken |
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Road safety and road traffic offences Issued 14 October 2026 |
• 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. Actioned 14 October 2026 |
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Drug dealing and drug misuse Issued 14 October 2026 |
• Following information from the community, we have secured four arrests relating to drug offences. Actioned 14 October 2026 |
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Burglary Issued 14 October 2026 |
• 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. Actioned 14 October 2026 |
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The new priorities for this period (October 2026 to March 2027) are: Issued 25 September 2026 |
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. Actioned 25 September 2026 |
Local Priority Issues
We regularly speak to local residents to establish what issues they may be experiencing in the area.
To have your say on local issues, please click on the button below to complete a short survey.
Latest Alerts
Knife Amnesty - North Park, Kettering : Thu 19 Nov 10:00 - 13:00
Dear Resident Officers from your local neighbourhood policing team will be holding a Knife Amn...
Knife Amnesty - Grange Place Shops : Tue 17 Nov 13:00 - 16:00
Dear Resident Officers from your local neighbourhood policing team will be holding a Knife Amn...
Knife Amnesty - Kettering Town Centre : Sat 21 Nov 11:00 - 15:00
Dear Resident Officers from your local neighbourhood policing team will be holding a Knife A...
Knife Amnesty - Ise Lodge : Wed 18 Nov 10:00 - 13:00
Dear Resident Officers from your local neighbourhood policing team will be holding a Knife Amn...
Knife Amnesty - NNC Offices : Mon 16 Nov 13:00 - 16:00
Dear Resident Officers from your local neighbourhood policing team will be holding a Knife A...
Knife Amnesty - Brambleside : Tue 17 Nov 18:00 - 20:00
Dear Resident Officers from your local neighbourhood policing team will be holding a Knife Amn...
Upcoming PLR webinar- tell us your concerns with HGVs
Dear PLRs/council contacts, You are invited to join Northamptonshire Police for an online webinar ...
Safer Business Action Week
Northamptonshire Police is proud to once again support Safer Business Action Week (SaBA), a coordina...
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