Crime Rates at Balfour Close, Northampton, NN2 6LL

Balfour Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Kingsthorpe North , and the 199th highest crime rate of 1,265 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 Balfour Close (NN2 6LL) in the last 12 months was 139.8 per 1,000 residents and was 92.0% higher than the Kingsthorpe North average (72.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balfour Close (NN2 6LL), 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.