Postcode · Northampton
Crime in NN2 8TW
How much crime is recorded in NN2 8TW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Boughton
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,389 (2024)
NN2 8TWNorthampton
How safe is NN2 8TW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN2 8TW area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 8TWNational
Violence and sexual offences19.723.6
Burglary13.19.1
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Other theft2.94.5
Drugs1.72.4
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% 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.