Total Crime Rate

412.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 412.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 178.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.2 10/10
  • Other theft 45.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 34.1 7/10
  • Drugs 30.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.2 10/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Robbery 11.4 9/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Abington Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Abington and Phippsville , and the 37th highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Abington Street (NN1 2AJ) in the last 12 months was 412.9 per 1,000 residents and was 221.8% higher than the Abington and Phippsville average (128.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 204.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abington Street (NN1 2AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Gardens, where police recorded 483 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (176 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Abington Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mercer'S Row —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mercer'S Row —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mercer'S Row —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mercer'S Row —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Mercer'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Mercer'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Mercer'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper Mounts Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Mounts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fish Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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