Total Crime Rate

307.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 307.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 110.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 72.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.6 10/10
  • Burglary 22.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Robbery 13.9 9/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Welford Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Kingsthorpe North , and the 63rd 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 Welford Road (NN2 8FR) in the last 12 months was 307.5 per 1,000 residents and was 314.7% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 110.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welford Road (NN2 8FR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Welford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Norton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallbeck Close —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wallbeck Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wallbeck Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Robbery Appletree Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Appletree Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Garfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Henard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Crawley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crawley Close —
Apr 2026Public order Garfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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