Crime Rates at Purser Road, Northampton, NN1 4PG

Purser Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Abington and Phippsville , and the 87th 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 Purser Road (NN1 4PG) in the last 12 months was 239.6 per 1,000 residents and was 86.8% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 89.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 454.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purser Road (NN1 4PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 132 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A5095 (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.