Crime Rates at Alma Street, Northampton, NN5 5LS

Alma Street area has the 35th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Dallington Spencer , and the 348th highest crime rate of 1,261 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 Alma Street (NN5 5LS) in the last 12 months was 94.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% lower than the Dallington Spencer average (109.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alma Street (NN5 5LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orchard Street, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marlborough Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.