Crime Rate in Towcester and Roade, ward

Towcester and Roade has the 10th lowest crime rate of 31 wards in West Northamptonshire district and the 2899th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 299th lowest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Towcester and Roade in the last 12 months was 53.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% lower than the West Northamptonshire district average (93.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Towcester and Roade’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 324 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -52.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 389 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Towcester and Roade ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 62 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Petrol Station (21 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.