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Crime in NN16

How much crime is recorded in NN16, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Northamptonshire
Region
East Midlands
Population
45,063 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NN16

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in NN16, broadly in line with 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
34.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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).

NN16National
Violence and sexual offences27.623.6
Anti-social behaviour18.510.7
Burglary8.19.1
Shoplifting6.08.4
Public order5.24.6
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other theft4.44.5
Drugs3.12.4
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Robbery1.51.4
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 20% 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.

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