Crime Rate in Kingsthorpe South, ward

Kingsthorpe South has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 wards in West Northamptonshire district and the 760th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 68th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Kingsthorpe South in the last 12 months was 140.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% higher than the West Northamptonshire district average (93.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Kingsthorpe South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 578 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 141.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 722 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Kingsthorpe South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Stanhope Road, with 513 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Osborne Road (67 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.