Postcode · Towcester
Crime in NN12 6ED
How much crime is recorded in NN12 6ED, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Towcester East & Paulerspury
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,672 (2024)
NN12 6EDTowcester
How safe is NN12 6ED
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN12 6ED area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NN12 6EDNational
Anti-social behaviour26.310.7
Violence and sexual offences22.223.6
Burglary5.59.1
Public order5.14.6
Other theft4.34.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Drugs3.12.4
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.