Crime Rates at King Edward Road, Northampton, NN1 5LU

King Edward Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abington and Phippsville , and the 585th 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 King Edward Road (NN1 5LU) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Edward Road (NN1 5LU), the main crime hotspot is near Park Avenue South. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.