Postcode · Northampton
Crime in NN2 8PL
How much crime is recorded in NN2 8PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kingsthorpe
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,470 (2024)
NN2 8PLNorthampton
How safe is NN2 8PL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN2 8PL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 8PLNational
Violence and sexual offences15.923.6
Anti-social behaviour12.210.7
Burglary3.89.1
Public order2.64.6
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other theft2.34.5
Other crime2.11.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Theft from the person1.12.1
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.