Crime Rates at Towcester Road, Northampton, NN1 1BQ

Towcester Road area has the highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Towcester Road (NN1 1BQ) in the last 12 months was 3159.6 per 1,000 residents and was 797.9% higher than the Castle average (351.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 368 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 17 cases , up 6.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -15.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 590 (≈ 1325.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Towcester Road (NN1 1BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Leonards Court (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.