Crime Rates at West Ridge, Northampton, NN2 7RA

West Ridge area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Kingsthorpe South , and the 610th lowest 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 West Ridge (NN2 7RA) in the last 12 months was 51.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Ridge (NN2 7RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsland Avenue, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newnham Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.