Crime Rates at Yelvertoft Road, Northampton, NN2 7TQ

Yelvertoft 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 Yelvertoft Road (NN2 7TQ) 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 Yelvertoft Road (NN2 7TQ), the main crime hotspot is near Kingsland Avenue. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.