Total Crime Rate
402.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Artizan Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Abington and Phippsville , and the 40th 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 Artizan Road (NN1 4HU) in the last 12 months was 402.3 per 1,000 residents and was 213.5% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -68.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 163.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -59.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 91.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Artizan Road (NN1 4HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Portland Place, where police recorded 123 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bouverie Street (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Abington and Phippsville| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Michaels Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ethel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ethel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Palmerston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Edmund'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Stockley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | West Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stimpson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | West Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vernon Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | St Michaels Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vernon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vernon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vernon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ethel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stimpson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Vernon Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Derby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Michaels Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Michaels Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Michaels Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Portland Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Portland Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Portland Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Derby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stimpson Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portland Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portland Place | Under investigation |
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