Total Crime Rate

1394.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

235.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1394.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 852.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 235.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 147.1 10/10
  • Robbery 82.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.4 10/10
  • Other theft 76.5 10/10
  • Public order 52.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 23.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.5 10/10
  • Drugs 17.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 10/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Gardens area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abington and Phippsville , and the 4th 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 Victoria Gardens (NN1 1HJ) in the last 12 months was 1394.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1079.3% higher than the Abington and Phippsville average (118.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 145 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 62.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -67.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 235.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 84.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Gardens (NN1 1HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 350 crimes here, including 211 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/130)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Fish Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Derngate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auctioneers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auctioneers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auctioneers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auctioneers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Auctioneers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mercer'S Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Drapery Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Drapery Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Drapery Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drapery Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mercer'S Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mercer'S Row —
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mercer'S Row —
Apr 2026Burglary Mercer'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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