Crime Rates at Purser Road, Northampton, NN1 4PG

Purser Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abington and Phippsville , and the 55th highest crime rate of 1,261 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 329.1 per 1,000 residents and was 178.4% higher than the Abington and Phippsville average (118.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 143.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 164.8% 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 157 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A5095 (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.