Total Crime Rate

63.2 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Average

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.3 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Average

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 63.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Yelvertoft Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Kingsthorpe South , and the 526th highest 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 Yelvertoft Road (NN2 7TG) in the last 12 months was 63.2 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% lower than the Kingsthorpe South average (145.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yelvertoft Road (NN2 7TG), the main crime hotspot is near Kingsland Gardens. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Yelvertoft Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Martins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yelvertoft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Road β€”
Apr 2026Public order Norton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lockwood Close β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lockwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bective Road β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bective Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nursery Lane β€”
Apr 2026Public order Kingsland Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bective View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsland Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsland Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsland Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsland Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsland Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bective Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bective View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kingsland Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsland Gardens β€”
Apr 2026Public order Kingsland Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Martins Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martins Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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