Postcode · Northampton
Crime in NN2 7DR
How much crime is recorded in NN2 7DR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Boughton
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,353 (2024)
NN2 7DRNorthampton
How safe is NN2 7DR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN2 7DR area, 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
70
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 7DRNational
Violence and sexual offences30.623.6
Burglary22.09.1
Anti-social behaviour10.410.7
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Other theft5.84.5
Public order4.14.6
Drugs2.12.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.