Total Crime Rate

72.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.2 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 72.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 42.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Chalcombe Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Kingsthorpe North , and the 463rd 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 Chalcombe Avenue (NN2 8LD) in the last 12 months was 72.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chalcombe Avenue (NN2 8LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aynho Walk, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Middleton Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chalcombe Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Martins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Helmdon Crescent
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 2026Vehicle crime Syresham Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martins Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Martins Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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