Total Crime Rate

72.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 72.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Whittlebury Close area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Kingsthorpe North , and the 475th 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 Whittlebury Close (NN2 8NH) in the last 12 months was 72.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% lower 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whittlebury Close (NN2 8NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Helmdon Road, where police recorded 28 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.

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Crime Over Time in Whittlebury Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Helmdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aynho Walk —
Sep 2025Burglary Culworth Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chalcombe Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whittlebury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Croughton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastern Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aynho Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aynho Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Aynho Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Evenley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aynho Walk —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Helmdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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