Postcode · Northampton
Crime in NN3 3PB
How much crime is recorded in NN3 3PB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Abington Vale
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,616 (2024)
NN3 3PBNorthampton
How safe is NN3 3PB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN3 3PB 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
21.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 3PBNational
Shoplifting14.68.4
Burglary14.39.1
Violence and sexual offences12.223.6
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Other theft4.24.5
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Public order1.94.6
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 33% 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.