Crime Rates at Palmerston Road, Northampton, NN1 5EX

Palmerston Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 144th highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Palmerston Road (NN1 5EX) in the last 12 months was 165.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% lower than the Castle average (356.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -73.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 76.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmerston Road (NN1 5EX), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 181 crimes here, including 122 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.