Crime Rates at Francis Street, Northampton, NN1 2NZ

Francis Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 16th highest crime rate of 1,265 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 Francis Street (NN1 2NZ) in the last 12 months was 777.8 per 1,000 residents and was 118.4% higher than the Castle average (356.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 106 (≈ 379.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Francis Street (NN1 2NZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grafton Street, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Andrew'S Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.