Crime Rates at Birchfield Road, Northampton, NN1 4RQ

Birchfield Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Abington and Phippsville , and the 550th 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 Birchfield Road (NN1 4RQ) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchfield Road (NN1 4RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cedar Road East (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.