Crime Rates at Birchfield Road, Northampton, NN1 4RQ

Birchfield Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abington and Phippsville , and the 530th lowest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birchfield Road (NN1 4RQ) in the last 12 months was 45.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% lower than the Abington and Phippsville average (118.2 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% 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 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cedar Road East (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.