Postcode · Northampton
Crime in NN2 7BG
How much crime is recorded in NN2 7BG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St David's
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,760 (2024)
How safe is NN2 7BG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 43.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN2 7BG area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
43.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
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).
NN2 7BGNational
Violence and sexual offences35.523.6
Anti-social behaviour31.310.7
Burglary11.29.1
Public order5.94.6
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Other theft3.54.5
Shoplifting1.68.4
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.11.4
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.