Total Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 40.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 10.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 15th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Delapre and Rushmere , and the 468th lowest 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 8LQ) in the last 12 months was 40.4 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Towcester Road (NN4 8LQ), 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 (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clinton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blenheim Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fawsley Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hereward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hereward Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hereward Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clinton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clinton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blenheim Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blenheim Road —
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
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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