Postcode · Northampton
Crime in NN1 5BB
How much crime is recorded in NN1 5BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cliftonville & Rushmere
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,270 (2024)
NN1 5BBNorthampton
How safe is NN1 5BB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN1 5BB area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
40.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
115
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).
NN1 5BBNational
Violence and sexual offences28.323.6
Shoplifting27.28.4
Burglary26.29.1
Anti-social behaviour23.710.7
Other theft7.84.5
Public order5.54.6
Robbery5.21.4
Drugs4.92.4
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.