Total Crime Rate

1215.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1215.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1081.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 79.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.1 8/10
  • Robbery 25.1 10/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Balfour Road area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Kingsthorpe South , and the 6th highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balfour Road (NN2 6JP) in the last 12 months was 1215.0 per 1,000 residents and was 736.4% higher than the Kingsthorpe South average (145.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 518 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 79.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balfour Road (NN2 6JP), the main crime hotspot is near Stanhope Road. Police recorded 582 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balfour Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arthur Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freehold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edinburgh Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brockton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bunting Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bunting Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bunting Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brockton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Arthur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arthur Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

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