Total Crime Rate

137.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 137.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Burglary 21.3 10/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

East Street area has the 37th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Abington and Phippsville , and the 205th highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around East Street (NN1 5JZ) in the last 12 months was 137.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Street (NN1 5JZ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in East Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime East Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Upper Thrift Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berkeley Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Elizabeth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percy Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vernon Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vernon Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Percy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vernon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vernon Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vernon Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stimpson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stimpson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bostock Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Town Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation

Data Sources

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