Total Crime Rate
35.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fair Mile area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Kingsthorpe North , and the 405th lowest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fair Mile (NN2 8DQ) in the last 12 months was 35.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fair Mile (NN2 8DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Buxton Way. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kingsthorpe North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Buxton Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Buxton Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Covert Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fair Mile | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Buxton Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Buxton Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Buxton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Buxton Way | Under investigation |
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