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Crime in NN3

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

Council
West Northamptonshire
Region
East Midlands
Population
95,715 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NN3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in NN3, 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
32.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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).

NN3National
Violence and sexual offences23.723.6
Anti-social behaviour13.610.7
Shoplifting10.98.4
Burglary9.09.1
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Public order3.64.6
Other theft3.54.5
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery1.21.4
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 18% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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