Total Crime Rate

49.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.4 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 49.4 5/10
  • Burglary 16.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 12.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sandhills Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Kingsthorpe North , and the 574th 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 Sandhills Road (NN2 8ER) in the last 12 months was 49.4 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% lower than the Kingsthorpe North average (74.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson 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 3 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandhills Road (NN2 8ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ash Grove, where police recorded 105 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pegasus Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandhills Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Dell Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Dell Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Dell Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Dell —
Apr 2026Burglary Highwayman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Folly Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Highwayman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ash Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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