Total Crime Rate

48.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.1 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 48.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 15.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Ruskin Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Kingsthorpe North , and the 565th 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 Ruskin Road (NN2 7SZ) in the last 12 months was 48.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% lower than the Kingsthorpe North average (74.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruskin Road (NN2 7SZ), the main crime hotspot is near Norton Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ruskin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Martins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Norton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bective Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bective View 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Lockwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lockwood Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Windmill Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Windmill Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aynho Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helmdon Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Helmdon Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martins Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Martins Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Road —
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Data Sources

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