Total Crime Rate

271.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 271.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 94.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.0 10/10
  • Burglary 38.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Obelisk Rise area has the 6th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Kingsthorpe North , and the 76th highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Obelisk Rise (NN2 8TN) in the last 12 months was 271.6 per 1,000 residents and was 266.3% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 94.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Obelisk Rise (NN2 8TN), 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 Obelisk Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Holly Lodge Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution
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 2026Other crime Middleton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Obelisk Rise —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falcutt Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reynard Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hunters Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hunters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Reynard Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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