Total Crime Rate

72.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 72.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Towcester Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Delapre and Rushmere , and the 462nd highest 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 Towcester Road (NN4 8LB) in the last 12 months was 72.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% lower than the Delapre and Rushmere average (118.6 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 , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Towcester Road (NN4 8LB), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Towcester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order St Leonards Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Cotton Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Cotton Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Leonards Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Leonards Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Leonards Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clinton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clinton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clinton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Delapre Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delapre Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Delapre Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Delapre Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abbey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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