Crime Rates at Bostock Avenue, Northampton, NN1 4LN

Bostock Avenue area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Abington and Phippsville , and the 466th highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bostock Avenue (NN1 4LN) in the last 12 months was 74.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 98.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bostock Avenue (NN1 4LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 372 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.