Crime Rates at Clarence Avenue, Northampton, NN2 6NY

Clarence Avenue area has the 28th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Kingsthorpe North , and the 625th highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clarence Avenue (NN2 6NY) in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.6% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarence Avenue (NN2 6NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stanhope Road, where police recorded 582 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Osborne Road (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.