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Crime in NN4 5

How much crime is recorded in NN4 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
West Northamptonshire
Region
East Midlands
Population
7,013 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NN4 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in NN4 5, 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
40.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
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).

NN4 5National
Violence and sexual offences26.323.6
Anti-social behaviour26.210.7
Burglary20.29.1
Other theft6.54.5
Public order5.54.6
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Shoplifting5.18.4
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Bicycle theft4.41.0
Drugs4.22.4
Robbery4.01.4
Theft from the person2.42.1
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Other crime1.01.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

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