Crime Rates at Kettering Road, Northampton, NN1 4BN

Kettering Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Abington and Phippsville , and the 472nd lowest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kettering Road (NN1 4BN) in the last 12 months was 38.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.7% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 16.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kettering Road (NN1 4BN), the main crime hotspot is near St Michaels Avenue. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.