Crime Rates at Forest Road, Northampton, NN4 8PA

Forest Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Delapre and Rushmere , and the 425th highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forest Road (NN4 8PA) in the last 12 months was 80.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Road (NN4 8PA), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.