Postcode · Towcester
Crime in NN12 9DA
How much crime is recorded in NN12 9DA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Towcester East & Paulerspury
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,144 (2024)
NN12 9DATowcester
How safe is NN12 9DA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN12 9DA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 9DANational
Violence and sexual offences12.623.6
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Burglary7.49.1
Public order3.54.6
Shoplifting3.28.4
Other theft3.04.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Drugs1.52.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 46% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.