Postcode · Northampton
Crime in NN2 6LU
How much crime is recorded in NN2 6LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kingsthorpe
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,560 (2024)
NN2 6LUNorthampton
How safe is NN2 6LU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN2 6LU area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
100
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NN2 6LUNational
Anti-social behaviour24.810.7
Shoplifting21.88.4
Burglary19.19.1
Violence and sexual offences18.623.6
Public order8.94.6
Robbery6.21.4
Other theft4.74.5
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Theft from the person0.42.1
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.