Total Crime Rate

25.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 25.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 9.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.4 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Sherwood Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Kingsthorpe North , and the 271st lowest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sherwood Avenue (NN2 8PZ) in the last 12 months was 25.7 per 1,000 residents and was 65.3% lower than the Kingsthorpe North average (74.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherwood Avenue (NN2 8PZ), the main crime hotspot is near Westerdale. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sherwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fair Mile Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairmead Rise Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Covert Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westerdale Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vokes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vokes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vokes Close —
Apr 2026Burglary The Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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