Total Crime Rate

224.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 224.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 116.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.2 9/10
  • Other theft 20.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Other crime 16.1 10/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 4th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Delapre and Rushmere , and the 97th highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Towcester Road (NN4 8LP) in the last 12 months was 224.9 per 1,000 residents and was 89.7% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 116.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Towcester Road (NN4 8LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Camborne Close (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
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Braunston Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camborne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingmaker Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coverack Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coverack Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Braunston Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Braunston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lancaster Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Camborne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camborne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camborne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chelmsford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Camborne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camborne Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camborne Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camborne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bosworth Close —

Data Sources

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