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Crime in NN12 8WT

How much crime is recorded in NN12 8WT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Silverstone, Syresham & Helmdon
Council
West Northamptonshire
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
3,000 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NN12 8WT

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN12 8WT area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
19.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 8WTNational
Violence and sexual offences15.523.6
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Burglary4.39.1
Other theft3.44.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Drugs1.92.4
Public order1.84.6
Theft from the person0.62.1
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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