Crime Rates at The Avenue, Cliftonville, Northampton, NN1 5DD

The Avenue area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abington and Phippsville , and the 598th 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 The Avenue (NN1 5DD) in the last 12 months was 51.1 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (NN1 5DD), the main crime hotspot is near The Nurseries. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 101 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.