Postcode · Northampton
Crime in NN2 8SB
How much crime is recorded in NN2 8SB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Boughton
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,478 (2024)
NN2 8SBNorthampton
How safe is NN2 8SB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN2 8SB area, well 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
22.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 8SBNational
Violence and sexual offences15.923.6
Burglary12.19.1
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Other theft3.74.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Public order1.24.6
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.51.4
Criminal damage and arson0.14.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.