Crime Rates at Barley Lane, Northampton, NN2 8AX

Barley Lane area has the 30th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Kingsthorpe North , and the 554th lowest crime rate of 1,265 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 Barley Lane (NN2 8AX) in the last 12 months was 45.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% lower than the Kingsthorpe North average (72.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barley Lane (NN2 8AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ash Grove, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Osler Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.