Crime Rates at Whitworth Road, Northampton, NN1 4HQ

Whitworth Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Abington and Phippsville , and the 89th 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 Whitworth Road (NN1 4HQ) in the last 12 months was 13.9 per 1,000 residents and was 89.2% 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 Drugs with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -84.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -86.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitworth Road (NN1 4HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Bouverie Street. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.