Total Crime Rate

156.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 156.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.2 9/10
  • Other theft 19.6 9/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Morris Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Kingsthorpe South , and the 159th highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Morris Road (NN2 7PZ) in the last 12 months was 156.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 61.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morris Road (NN2 7PZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsland Avenue, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whilton Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Morris Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kingsland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whiston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Whiston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorset Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kingsland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary West Ridge Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morris Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morris Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Morris Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morris Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Morris Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windyridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cranford Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eastern Avenue South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastern Avenue South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kingsland Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Rosedale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosedale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorset Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsland Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorset Road —

Data Sources

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