Desborough

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

Issued 26 March 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.
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.

Actioned 26 March 2026

Previous priorities for April to September 2025:
• Road safety and road traffic offences
• Drug dealing and drug misuse
• Burglary

Issued 12 January 2026

Road safety and road traffic offences
• Several speed enforcement patrols were completed in areas highlighted by the community as being of particular concern, issuing warning letter to drivers and fixed penalty notice to drivers as appropriate.
• Twelve vehicles were seized in relation to motoring offences, such as having insurance or MOT, and eight people were arrested in connection with offences including drink driving and driving while disqualified.
• During the six month period, we issued 29 fixed penalty notices relating to road safety offences such as speeding and driving standards.
• A total of 29 fixed penalty notices were issued for road safety offence such as speeding and driving standards. 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 misuse
• During the six month period, we made 16 arrests relating to drug offences, with many resulting from community intelligence.
• Investigations resulted in 29 charges and 35 out-of-court-resolutions for drug related offences.
• We carried out regular checks at the addresses of those identified as being vulnerable to being exploited by drug dealers (known as cuckooing), and conducted numerous drug warrants following information received from the local community.

Burglary
• Four people were arrested in connection with residential burglaries and officers continued to visit the area of every domestic burglary to provide support to vulnerable victims, carry out high visibility patrols, and work with partner agencies to provide crime prevention and security advice.
• We also held regular community engagement events across the town and rural wards. These provided an opportunity for residents to meet their local officers, share any concerns about their local area and get crime prevention advice.

Actioned 12 January 2026

Road Safety & Road Traffic Offences

Issued 01 January 2026

• 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.

Actioned 12 January 2026

Drug Dealing & Drug Misuse

Issued 01 January 2026

• 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.

Actioned 12 January 2026

Burglary

Issued 01 January 2026

• 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.

Actioned 12 January 2026