Postcode · Northampton
Crime in NN2 8GH
How much crime is recorded in NN2 8GH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walgrave & Moulton
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,347 (2024)
NN2 8GHNorthampton
How safe is NN2 8GH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN2 8GH area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 8GHNational
Violence and sexual offences21.423.6
Anti-social behaviour16.410.7
Burglary13.69.1
Shoplifting11.48.4
Other theft4.14.5
Public order3.74.6
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Drugs0.82.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 63% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.