Crime Rates at Mortar Pit Road, Northampton, NN3 5BL

Mortar Pit Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Billing and Rectory Farm , and the 300th highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mortar Pit Road (NN3 5BL) in the last 12 months was 104.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.5% higher than the Billing and Rectory Farm average (101.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 68.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mortar Pit Road (NN3 5BL), the main crime hotspot is near Crowthorp Road. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.