Crime Rates at Knightley Road, Northampton, NN2 6HQ

Knightley Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Kingsthorpe North , and the 177th highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knightley Road (NN2 6HQ) in the last 12 months was 146.0 per 1,000 residents and was 96.9% higher than the Kingsthorpe North average (74.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 62.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knightley Road (NN2 6HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Arthur Street. Police recorded 142 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.