Crime Rates at Vicarage Lane, Northampton, NN2 6QS

Vicarage Lane area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Kingsthorpe North , and the 392nd lowest 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 Vicarage Lane (NN2 6QS) in the last 12 months was 34.1 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Lane (NN2 6QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Green, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bishops Drive (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.