Crime Rates at Plough Lane, Northampton, NN2 8DB

Plough Lane area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Kingsthorpe North , and the 531st lowest 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 Plough Lane (NN2 8DB) in the last 12 months was 45.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plough Lane (NN2 8DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ash Grove, where police recorded 105 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buxton Way (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.