Blackthorn & Lings
Middle areaThe east of the West Northamptonshire. 6,796 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Blackthorn & Lings live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Blackthorn & Lings
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blackthorn & Lings at a rate of 148.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 92.1 per 1,000 people across West Northamptonshire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 392 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 196 |
| Other crime | 161 |
| Vehicle crime | 75 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 73 |
| Shoplifting | 43 |
| Burglary | 27 |
| Robbery | 17 |
| Drug offences | 16 |
| Theft from the person | 8 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Blackthorn & Lings compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Blackthorn & Lings safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blackthorn & Lings at a rate of 148.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 92.1 per 1,000 people across West Northamptonshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 92 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Blackthorn & Lings.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (392), anti-social behaviour (196) and other crime (161).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of West Northamptonshire
These figures are published for the whole of West Northamptonshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of West Northamptonshire and not Blackthorn & Lings alone. See West Northamptonshire
Blackthorn & Lings in brief
The median price paid for a home in Blackthorn & Lings was £210,500 in 2025.
Blackthorn & Lings had 6,671 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Blackthorn & Lings live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Blackthorn & Lings, 99.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.