Crime Rates at Upper Priory Street, Grafton Street Industrial Estate, Northampton, NN1 2PT

Upper Priory Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 18th 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 Upper Priory Street (NN1 2PT) in the last 12 months was 671.3 per 1,000 residents and was 88.5% 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 108 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 163 (≈ 320.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Priory Street (NN1 2PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 225 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Campbell Street (65 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.