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Crime in NN3 5LY

How much crime is recorded in NN3 5LY, 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
1,293 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NN3 5LY

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN3 5LY 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
19.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
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 5LYNational
Shoplifting55.38.4
Burglary12.59.1
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Violence and sexual offences8.423.6
Public order4.14.6
Robbery3.71.4
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Other theft3.04.5
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs0.42.4
Criminal damage and arson0.34.7
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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