Total Crime Rate
94.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cosgrove Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Kingsthorpe North , and the 344th highest crime rate of 1,265 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 Cosgrove Road (NN2 8JW) in the last 12 months was 94.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% higher than the Kingsthorpe North average (72.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cosgrove Road (NN2 8JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Middleton Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kingsthorpe North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Helmdon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chalcombe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chalcombe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chalcombe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chalcombe Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Helmdon Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chalcombe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Croughton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Aynho Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Helmdon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Wallbeck Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lockwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aynho Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Evenley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Aynho Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aynho Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Syresham Way | Under investigation |
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