Postcode · Northampton
Crime in NN4 6RF
How much crime is recorded in NN4 6RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cotton End, Brackmills & Hardingstone
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,336 (2024)
NN4 6RFNorthampton
How safe is NN4 6RF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN4 6RF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 6RFNational
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Burglary6.19.1
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Public order2.64.6
Other theft2.44.5
Shoplifting2.08.4
Drugs1.42.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 22% 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.