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Crime in NN3 5DD

How much crime is recorded in NN3 5DD, 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
2,080 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NN3 5DD

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 53.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN3 5DD area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
53.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
113
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 5DDNational
Violence and sexual offences43.723.6
Anti-social behaviour20.510.7
Shoplifting19.58.4
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Other theft5.24.5
Public order3.84.6
Possession of weapons3.00.9
Burglary3.09.1
Robbery2.81.4
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Drugs2.22.4
Other crime1.21.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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