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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
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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Police Surgery
- Bewiched Coffee Eat-In & Drive-Thru, Unit 31 Darnell Way, NN3 6RW
- 27/11/2026 18:00
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Northampton NN8 Team - Kingsthorpe, Headlands & Boothville
Jemma Barclay
Police Constable
Nicole Bednarczyk
Police Community Support Officer
Kieran Donnelly
Police Constable
Dan Freeman
Police Community Support Officer
Laura Harmer
Police Community Support Officer
Christopher Hilton
Police Constable
Tor Lindsay
Sergeant
Hayley Lythgoe
Inspector
Adam Martin
Police Community Support Officer
Holly Massey
Police Constable
Aiden Thomas
Police Constable
Local Priority Issues
| Priority | Action taken |
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Burglary Issued 14 October 2026 |
• Over this period, there have been 24 reported burglaries and 8 reported attempted burglaries of a home. 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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Road safety and road traffic offences Issued 14 October 2026 |
• Over this period, there have been 69 reported thefts from motor vehicles, 17 reported thefts of motor vehicles, and 15 reported vehicle interferences. Actioned 14 October 2026 |
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Drug dealing and drug misuse Issued 14 October 2026 |
• Over this period, there have been eight offences recorded for trafficking-controlled drugs, and nine recorded drug possession offences. Ten of these resulted in a positive outcome including six charges, three community resolutions, and one adult caution. 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.
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