Crime Rates at Nursery Lane, Northampton, NN2 7PT

Nursery Lane area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Kingsthorpe South , and the 498th highest crime rate of 1,265 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 Nursery Lane (NN2 7PT) in the last 12 months was 68.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% lower than the Kingsthorpe South average (140.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 183.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 46.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 171.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nursery Lane (NN2 7PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsland Avenue, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsland Gardens (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.