Total Crime Rate

59.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.9 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 59.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 19.9 4/10
  • Burglary 14.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Welford Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Kingsthorpe North , and the 560th highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Welford Road (NN2 8AH) in the last 12 months was 59.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 84.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welford Road (NN2 8AH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Welford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Henard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Wallbeck Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wallbeck Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallbeck Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Norton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Robbery Appletree Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Appletree Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Garfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Knight'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Washington Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Washington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Garfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lincoln Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lincoln Street —
Apr 2026Public order Lincoln Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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