Crime Rates at Birch Barn Way, Northampton, NN2 8DU

Birch Barn Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Kingsthorpe North , and the 130th highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birch Barn Way (NN2 8DU) in the last 12 months was 180.0 per 1,000 residents and was 147.3% higher than the Kingsthorpe North average (72.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 135.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Barn Way (NN2 8DU), 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.