Total Crime Rate

462.7 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 462.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 183.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.8 9/10
  • Other theft 46.8 10/10
  • Drugs 41.6 10/10
  • Public order 31.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.9 10/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.1 10/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 1/10
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 Square area has the 9th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Abington and Phippsville , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Abington Square (NN1 4AA) in the last 12 months was 462.7 per 1,000 residents and was 260.6% 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 106 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 133 (≈ 230.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abington Square (NN1 4AA), the main crime hotspot is near St Giles' Terrace. Police recorded 201 crimes here, including 105 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abington Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilberforce Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thenford Mews
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thenford Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hazelwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hazelwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hazelwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hazelwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Edmund'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raglan Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmund'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmund'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Mounts Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lower Mounts Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lower Mounts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lower Mounts Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lower Mounts Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lower Mounts Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lower Mounts Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raglan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Giles' Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Giles' Terrace

Data Sources

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