Crime Rate in Abington and Phippsville, ward

Abington and Phippsville has the 4th highest crime rate of 31 wards in West Northamptonshire district and the 968th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 87th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Abington and Phippsville in the last 12 months was 128.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% higher than the West Northamptonshire district average (93.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Abington and Phippsville’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 466 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 6 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 173.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -44.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 564 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Abington and Phippsville ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 372 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Bouverie Street (57 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.