Burton and Broughton
Welcome to Northamptonshire Talking
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.
We would really like to hear from you so why not ask your family, friends and colleagues to register too? Let’s get talking!
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

Beat Bus Pytchley
- The Overstone Arms Pub and Dining, Stringer's Hill, NN14 1EU
- 17/08/2025 17:30
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Kettering NK4 Team - Burton & Broughton

Christian Buckenham
Police Constable

Steve Coles
Police Community Support Officer

Adam Goodes
Police Community Support Officer

Izzy Nottage
Police Constable

Oliver Quinlan
Sergeant

Matthew Rock
Inspector
Rural Crime Team

Abigail Anstead
Police Sergeant

Chris Bartovsky
Police Officer

Robert Bloxham
Police Officer

Jonathan Davis-Lyons
Inspector

Chloe Gillies
Police Officer

Colin Gray
Police Officer

Hutch Hutchings
Police Officer

Emerson Knights
Police Officer

Chris Martin
Police Officer
Local Priority Issues
Priority | Action taken |
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The new priorities for this period (April to September) are: Issued 01 July 2025 |
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 01 July 2025 |
Road Safety & Road Traffic Offences Issued 01 October 2024 |
You Said, We Did - October 2024 to March 2025 Actioned 01 April 2025 |
Drug Dealing & Drug Misuse Issued 01 October 2024 |
You Said, We Did - October 2024 - March 2025 Actioned 01 April 2025 |
Burglary Issued 01 October 2024 |
You Said, We Did - October 2024 - March 2025 Actioned 01 April 2025 |
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.

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