Total Crime Rate

80.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lynton Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Kingsthorpe North , and the 422nd 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 Lynton Avenue (NN2 8LX) in the last 12 months was 80.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lynton Avenue (NN2 8LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ash Rise, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Anchor Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lynton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime White Hills Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime White Hills Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime White Hills Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting White Hills Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Lynton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting White Hills Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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