Crime Rates at Birchfield Road East, Northampton, NN3 2SN

Birchfield Road East area has the 17th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Headlands , and the 396th highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birchfield Road East (NN3 2SN) in the last 12 months was 84.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% lower than the Headlands average (93.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchfield Road East (NN3 2SN), the main crime hotspot is near Norman Road. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.