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Crime in NN3 8LP

How much crime is recorded in NN3 8LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Blackthorn & Lings
Council
West Northamptonshire
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,748 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NN3 8LP

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN3 8LP 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
37.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 8LPNational
Violence and sexual offences24.423.6
Anti-social behaviour12.810.7
Burglary11.79.1
Vehicle crime10.03.5
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Public order3.84.6
Other theft1.64.5
Other crime1.21.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.31.4
Drugs0.32.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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