Total Crime Rate

64.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 64.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 54.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Shepherd Close area has the 24th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Kingsthorpe North , and the 518th highest crime rate of 1,261 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 Shepherd Close (NN2 8QQ) in the last 12 months was 64.2 per 1,000 residents and was 13.4% 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 14 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 ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shepherd Close (NN2 8QQ), 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 Shepherd Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turn Furlong —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grovebury Dell —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grasscroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cottage Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cottage Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kingsmead Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kingsmead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welford Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westerdale Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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