Crime Rates at The Drive, Northampton, NN1 4SP

The Drive area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Abington and Phippsville , and the 605th lowest crime rate of 1,265 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 The Drive (NN1 4SP) in the last 12 months was 50.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (NN1 4SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kenmuir Gardens, where police recorded 241 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.