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Crime in NN2 1

How much crime is recorded in NN2 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
West Northamptonshire
Region
East Midlands
Population
1,719 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NN2 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in NN2 1, 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
37.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
108
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).

NN2 1National
Shoplifting30.58.4
Violence and sexual offences29.023.6
Burglary20.29.1
Anti-social behaviour16.310.7
Other theft9.24.5
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Public order4.74.6
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery1.51.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 39% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
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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