Crime Rates at Wantage Road, Northampton, NN1 4TH

Wantage Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Abington and Phippsville , and the 285th highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wantage Road (NN1 4TH) in the last 12 months was 107.5 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wantage Road (NN1 4TH), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.