Crime Rates at Balfour Road, Northampton, NN2 6JR

Balfour Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Abington and Phippsville , and the 65th highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balfour Road (NN2 6JR) in the last 12 months was 282.7 per 1,000 residents and was 120.3% higher than the Abington and Phippsville average (128.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 81.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balfour Road (NN2 6JR), 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.