Postcode · Northampton
Crime in NN3 3BL
How much crime is recorded in NN3 3BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Abington Vale
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,461 (2024)
NN3 3BLNorthampton
How safe is NN3 3BL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN3 3BL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.0
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).
NN3 3BLNational
Anti-social behaviour12.810.7
Burglary12.09.1
Violence and sexual offences7.523.6
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Public order3.24.6
Other theft2.24.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.