Total Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.9 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 55.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leyland Drive area has the 27th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Kingsthorpe North , and the 607th highest 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 Leyland Drive (NN2 8QA) in the last 12 months was 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leyland Drive (NN2 8QA), the main crime hotspot is near Catton Crescent. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leyland Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grovebury Dell —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kingsmead Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grasscroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turn Furlong —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welford Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Kingsmead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cottage Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cottage Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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