Crime Rates at Ardington Road, Northampton, NN1 5LP

Ardington Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abington and Phippsville , and the 145th lowest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ardington Road (NN1 5LP) in the last 12 months was 19.0 per 1,000 residents and was 83.9% 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 Drugs with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ardington Road (NN1 5LP), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.