Postcode · Northampton
Crime in NN2 8DW
How much crime is recorded in NN2 8DW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sunnyside
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,077 (2024)
NN2 8DWNorthampton
How safe is NN2 8DW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN2 8DW 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
39.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
106
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 8DWNational
Shoplifting28.28.4
Violence and sexual offences26.823.6
Anti-social behaviour19.410.7
Burglary14.39.1
Criminal damage and arson10.14.7
Other theft5.34.5
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Public order2.64.6
Robbery2.21.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.