Total Crime Rate
113.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hinton Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Kingsthorpe North , and the 266th highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hinton Road (NN2 8NX) in the last 12 months was 113.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hinton Road (NN2 8NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 83 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.
View Crime In Kingsthorpe North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hinton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hinton Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Martins Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Martins Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | St Martins Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Martins Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hinton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hinton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hinton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hinton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Syresham Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Helmdon Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hinton Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Helmdon Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Middleton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | A508 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | A508 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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