Postcode · Northampton
Crime in NN3 5BE
How much crime is recorded in NN3 5BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Overstone Lodge & Rectory Farm
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,008 (2024)
NN3 5BENorthampton
How safe is NN3 5BE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN3 5BE area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 5BENational
Violence and sexual offences28.223.6
Anti-social behaviour18.610.7
Burglary9.29.1
Criminal damage and arson9.24.7
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Other theft4.54.5
Public order3.24.6
Drugs2.32.4
Robbery1.61.4
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.