Total Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 34.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 17.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wakefield Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Kingsthorpe South , and the 400th 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 Wakefield Road (NN2 7RW) in the last 12 months was 34.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.2% lower than the Kingsthorpe South average (145.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Road (NN2 7RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bective Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dorset Gardens (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wakefield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Meadow —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bective View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Ridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs West Ridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bective Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bective View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yelvertoft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bective Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bective Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Windmill Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Windmill Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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