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Crime in NN2 6

How much crime is recorded in NN2 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
West Northamptonshire
Region
East Midlands
Population
22,613 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NN2 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 57.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in NN2 6, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
57.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
136
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 6National
Violence and sexual offences37.323.6
Anti-social behaviour33.410.7
Burglary21.39.1
Shoplifting17.88.4
Vehicle crime8.43.5
Other theft7.34.5
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Public order6.74.6
Drugs4.22.4
Robbery3.71.4
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Other crime1.61.5
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Theft from the person0.82.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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