Crime Rates at Balfour Road, Northampton, NN2 6JP

Balfour Road area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Kingsthorpe South , and the 11th highest crime rate of 1,265 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 901.9 per 1,000 residents and was 542.9% higher than the Kingsthorpe South average (140.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 392 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 56.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balfour Road (NN2 6JP), the main crime hotspot is near Stanhope Road. Police recorded 513 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.