Total Crime Rate
32.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Boughton Green Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Kingsthorpe North , and the 359th 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 Boughton Green Road (NN2 7AJ) in the last 12 months was 32.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% lower than the Kingsthorpe North average (74.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 5 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). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Boughton Green Road (NN2 7AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Kelmarsh Avenue. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kingsthorpe South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kelmarsh Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Briscoe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelmarsh Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelmarsh Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chancellor Court | Under investigation |
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