Total Crime Rate

78.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 78.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Upton Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Kingsthorpe North , and the 441st highest crime rate of 1,265 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 Upton Close (NN2 8TS) in the last 12 months was 78.1 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% higher than the Kingsthorpe North average (72.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 114.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upton Close (NN2 8TS), the main crime hotspot is near Campus Drive. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastern Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Campus Drive —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime University Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Culworth Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunters Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hunters Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Hunters Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hunters Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hunters Close —
Sep 2025Public order Sutton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Campus Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Campus Drive —
Sep 2025Public order Campus Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campus Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campus Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campus Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campus Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Graduate Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Graduate Close —
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Data Sources

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