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Crime in NN3 5EX

How much crime is recorded in NN3 5EX, 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
1,981 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NN3 5EX

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN3 5EX area, broadly in line with 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
33.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 5EXNational
Violence and sexual offences25.423.6
Anti-social behaviour15.810.7
Burglary6.59.1
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Public order3.94.6
Other theft3.84.5
Shoplifting1.98.4
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.11.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 21% 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.

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