Crime Rates at Wakefield Road, Northampton, NN2 7RW

Wakefield Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Kingsthorpe South , and the 579th 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 Wakefield Road (NN2 7RW) in the last 12 months was 59.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% 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 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cranford Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.