Crime Rates at South Street, Northampton, NN1 5HS

South Street area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Abington and Phippsville , and the 324th highest crime rate of 1,265 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 97.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Street (NN1 5HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 372 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (223 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.