Total Crime Rate

95.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 95.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 26.2 5/10
  • Shoplifting 26.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.4 4/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Whitehills Way area has the 17th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Kingsthorpe North , and the 344th highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitehills Way (NN2 8EW) in the last 12 months was 95.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehills Way (NN2 8EW), 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 Whitehills Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Highwayman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Dell Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Folly Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Highwayman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Dell
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Dell Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Dell Under investigation

Data Sources

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