Crime Rates at Barry Road, Northampton, NN1 5JS

Barry Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Abington and Phippsville , and the 5th highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barry Road (NN1 5JS) in the last 12 months was 1516.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1081.8% higher than the Abington and Phippsville average (128.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 334 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 145.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 81.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barry Road (NN1 5JS), 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.