Total Crime Rate
546.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bouverie Walk area has the 8th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Abington and Phippsville , and the 24th 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 Bouverie Walk (NN1 5SP) in the last 12 months was 546.7 per 1,000 residents and was 326.1% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 238.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 115.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bouverie Walk (NN1 5SP), the main crime hotspot is near Bouverie Street. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Abington and Phippsville| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A4501 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Vernon Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Vernon Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | West Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | West Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A4501 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | A4501 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A4501 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alfred Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vernon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vernon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vernon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Wilby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elizabeth Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Artizan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | New Town Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Upper Thrift Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | East Street | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Berkeley Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Billington Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Billington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | New Town Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bostock Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | New Town Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | New Town Road | Under investigation |
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