Total Crime Rate

143.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 143.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 47.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 14.7 6/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 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

Helmdon Crescent area has the 11th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Kingsthorpe North , and the 182nd highest 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 Helmdon Crescent (NN2 8JS) in the last 12 months was 143.4 per 1,000 residents and was 93.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Helmdon Crescent (NN2 8JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aynho Walk (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Helmdon Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lockwood Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martins Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bective View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wallbeck Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wallbeck Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallbeck Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bective Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bective Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lockwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Windmill Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Windmill Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aynho Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Middleton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helmdon Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Helmdon Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Syresham Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bective View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hinton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Martins Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Martins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hinton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hinton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hinton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hinton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hinton Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hinton Close —
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Data Sources

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