Crime Rates at Wantage Road, Northampton, NN1 4TH

Wantage Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abington and Phippsville , and the 269th highest crime rate of 1,261 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 112.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wantage Road (NN1 4TH), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 157 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.