Total Crime Rate
26.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hunters 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.
View Crime In Kingsthorpe North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Obelisk Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hunters Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hunters Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hunters Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hunters Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hunters Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Reynard Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reynard Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Falcutt Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Holly Lodge Drive | Under investigation |
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