Total Crime Rate

356.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.7 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 356.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 316.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 16.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Birch Barn Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Kingsthorpe North , and the 46th highest crime rate of 1,261 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 356.7 per 1,000 residents and was 381.1% higher than the Kingsthorpe North average (74.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% 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 ( 141.9% 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 105 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Osler Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Barn Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ash Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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