Total Crime Rate

96.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 96.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.8 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Towcester Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Delapre and Rushmere , and the 328th highest crime rate of 1,265 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 Towcester Road (NN4 8LA) in the last 12 months was 96.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% lower than the Delapre and Rushmere average (119.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Towcester Road (NN4 8LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Delapre Street, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marvills Mill Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Towcester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Marvills Mill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James Mill Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Southampton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Leonards Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Euston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Penrhyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Penrhyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Euston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrhyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrhyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marvills Mill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pomfret Arms Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marvills Mill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marvills Mill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Euston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Euston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorpe Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Delapre Crescent Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Delapre Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delapre Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marvills Mill Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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