Crime Rates at Kettering Road, Northampton, NN1 4AW

Kettering Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 66th 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 Kettering Road (NN1 4AW) in the last 12 months was 280.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% lower 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 134.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 103.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kettering Road (NN1 4AW), the main crime hotspot is near Portland Place. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.