Crime Rates at South Street, Northampton, NN1 5HS

South Street area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abington and Phippsville , and the 410th highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Street (NN1 5HS) in the last 12 months was 82.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Street (NN1 5HS), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 161 crimes here, including 157 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.