Total Crime Rate

75.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 75.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 31.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 450th 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 Upton Close (NN2 8TS) in the last 12 months was 75.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upton Close (NN2 8TS), the main crime hotspot is near Campus Drive. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 32 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Campus Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hunters Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hunters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briscoe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campus Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campus Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Campus Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Holly Lodge Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Abthorpe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falcutt Way —
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Data Sources

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