Total Crime Rate

26.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.2 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 26.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Hunters Close area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Kingsthorpe North , and the 285th lowest 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 Hunters Close (NN2 8TH) in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hunters Close (NN2 8TH), the main crime hotspot is near Hunters Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hunters Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Obelisk Rise
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hunters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hunters Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Reynard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reynard Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falcutt Way
Apr 2026Drugs Holly Lodge Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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